We release the killer whales and belugas held in marine prisons in Russia exactly near the Pacific city of Nakhodka. Leonardo DiCaprio is the spokesperson for the petition launched on Change.org, to put an end to this torture that has been going on since last July.
Locked up in confined spaces and without the possibility of swimming freely: 90 belugas and 11 killer whales they are held on the east coast of Russia.
A real prison for cetaceans because the animals are kept in small overcrowded enclosures and then from there, according to activists, are transported to unknown locations and sold in Chinese water parks and aquariums, in fact violating the laws on the capture of marine animals. .
We talked about it a few months ago, when the terrible images shot with a drone were spread. Now to plead the cause there is also the Oscar winner DiCaprio, a well-known environmental and animal rights activist who asks everyone to sign the petition against the inhuman capture of killer whales and belugas.
On his social media profiles, Leonardo DiCaprio asks his followers to sign and share and to date almost a million people have come together to ask for the release of the cetaceans from Primorskiy prison.
Among these also Pamela Anderson (testimonial Peta) who urged President Putin to take action to free these animals, as well as Jean-Michel Cousteau, the famous explorer of the oceans, who also offered to assist in the preparation and rehabilitation of these animals. animals once released.
"I am really touched by your wonderful support" wrote Anastasia Ivanova who with a group of Russian activists managed to bring the case to the attention of public opinion in Europe, the United States and Australia.
Within these small enclosures there would also be 5 small walruses and beluga cubs totally dependent on their mothers.
“We are calling for these whales to be released immediately and returned to their natural habitat. We ask that the belugas be released and placed in custody by competent personnel who can feed and care for them and then release them in their natural habitat ”, reads the platform.
After all this mobilization, the Russian coast guard office intervened and told Reuters that the whales will be released, but it is a pity that it is not specifying when. The same promise was made in August as well, but to this day orcas, belugas continue to suffer and be mistreated.
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