Comment about recapturing Keiko by someone who knew him

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Hi All,

 

I forwarded the post about attempts to consider re-capture

of Keiko to someone who had past contact with him.

I would like to share the reply I received

 

" The sickness continues on every side of the fence for poor Keiko. Everyone

using him to turn a buck or hype their cause and when you think about it

there just isn't any easy way for it to go away. Touching this huge animal

and being close to him is an experience that stays with any of us who have

been there, and he likes people. We can set him free but he is bonded and we

are his family. So what is the solution? Make him hate us so he will go away

and live a solitary life away from the places and people he chooses. The

kindest thing is to leave the choices up to him, and confinement in a tiny

pen with the boredom and all that goes with it is probably not to his

choosing at this time. He is just a wild animal now that is unafraid of

people, seeks their company and would seem to regard them as friendly, funny

little Orcas that really like him. "

 

End of quote

 

Marguerite Wegner (Bachelor of Jounalism)

Rabbit Information Service

Western Australia

 

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Date 15:32 Sep 20

Subject Keiko to be re-captured?

 

let's hope that Norway will protect the whale! regards Herma

 

from orcaman55 <orcaman55

 

THIS IS NO JOKE. MIAMI SEAQUARIUM HAS APPLIED TO THE NATIONAL MARINE

FISHERIES SERVICE TO CAPTURE, IMPORT KEIKO , FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY! IF

CFN REALLY MEANS CETACEAN FREEDOM NETWORK ALL ON THIS LIST NEED TO

JUMP INTO ACTION!!!

 

THE APPLICATION WILL NOT REACH FED REGISTER FOR A TIME, BUT WE NEED

TO INSIST TO NMFS TO REJECT THE APPLICATION AND RETURN IT TO

SEAQUARIUM. WE NEED TO DEMAND FROM ARTHUR HERTZ HE IS MAKING A BIG

MISTAKE HERE AND MUST WITHDRAW THE APPLICATION. I HAVE CALLED TWO

MEDIA OUTLETS. SPREAD THIS FAR AND WIDE! NORWAY STILL HAS STATED THAT

KEIKO IS SAFE THERE, BUT WE NEED TO HIT HARD HERE IN THE US, AND ALSO

ASK NORWAY TO NOT ALLOW ANY CAPTURE OR INTERFERENCE WITH KEIKO'S

PROGRESS. HERE ARE THE CONTACTS:

 

Gene Nitta, Director of Protected Resources, NMFS email

gene.nitta phone 301-713-2289 , fax 301-713-0376.

 

Miami Seaquarium Arthur Hertz , owner., ahertz

phone 305-361-5705 fax 305-365-0075

 

I have pasted the Norway contact information below from Paul

Spongs previous email:

 

> You can also send a message directly to the government of Norway.

 

>The Ministry of Environment has a message board at

><http://odin.dep.no/md/global/kontakt/index-b-n-

a.jsp>http://odin.dep.>no/md/global/kontakt/index-b-n-a.jsp. T

 

he Ministry of Fisheries can be reached via email

postmottakpostmottak

or phone +47 22 24 90 90 or fax +47 22 24 95 85.

>

LET'S STOP THIS INSANE IDEA BEFORE IT GETS TO THE FED . REGISTER!

WITH ENOUGH PRESSURE FROM WORLDWIDE WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO KEEP KEIKO

FREE!! DO IT FOR KEIKO , THE OTHER POOR CAPTIVES, AND OURSELVES.

 

It is important to note that the take now housing Lolita is sub-

standard, make it a point to let the officials know this. If it isn't

big enough for one Orca, how can it house two? Also, Lolita and

Keiko are from two totally different parts of the world. What is Mr.

Hertz thinking about, other than his already fat wallet?

 

Carl Dortch, Lolita's Legion

 

visit the following web pages

www.captivitystinks.org

www.geocities.com/tokitae