Judge tosses case seeking rights for orcas

[tawadi]

Judge tosses case seeking rights for orcas

By The Associated Press

Published: February 08, 2012

Updated: February 08, 2012 - 8:30 PM

SAN DIEGO — An effort to free whales from SeaWorld by claiming they were enslaved made a splash in the news but flopped in court today.

A federal judge in San Diego dismissed an unprecedented lawsuit seeking to grant constitutional protection against slavery to a group of orcas that perform at SeaWorld parks, saying the 13th amendment applies only to humans.

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Miller stopped the case from proceeding two days after he became the first judge in U.S. history to listen to arguments in court over the possibility of granting constitutional rights for members of an animal species.

http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2012/feb/08/1/judge-tosses-case-seeking-rights-for-orcas-ar-356686

[Angry Dragon]

1. But corporations are people??

whales are more human than corporations

[RevStPatrick]

2. I don't think it could have been said any better than that...

[Scootaloo]

5. Whales don't launder money for politicians, either

[Joe Shlabotnik]

3. Sad. I have and always will boycott these types of places, and encourage Everyone to do so. n/t

[Devil_Fish]

4. Oh well, more of this: