Legal Opinion
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. v. Miami Seaquarium
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 12, 2018No. 16-14814PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Per curiam
This case concerns Lolita, an Orcinus orea living in captivity at Miami Seaquari-um. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc., Animal Legal Defense Fund, Orea Network, and Howard Garrett (collectively, PETA) sued Miami Seaquari-um and Festival Fun Parks, LLC (collectively, Seaquarium), alleging Seaquarium is perpetrating an unlawful “take” by “harm[ing]” or “harass[ing]” Lolita in violation of section 9(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. § 1538(a)(1)(B).
The district court determined that “a licensed exhibitor ‘take[s]’ a captive animal ... only when its conduct…
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