[Hotpinkdolphins statement] R.I.P. Tilikum

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[Hotpinkdolphins Statement] R.I.P. Tilikum
  
The US notorious aquarium, SeaWorld announced the death of orca Tilikum on January 6, 2017.
In 1983, at around the age of two, Tilikum had been caught off the coast of Iceland and trapped in a prison-like concrete tank.
He was made to perform in animal shows for thirty three years and was unable to return to the sea.
He died in a cold concrete tank.

Hotpinkdolphins mourns the death of the killer whale Tilikum and hopes that he is in peace in a place where there are no humans, no animal abuse and that he no longer has to suffer the pain of his dorsal fin collapsing.
In South Korea, five dolphins including Jedol were released back to the sea, but more than forty 'Tilikums' are still being held in eight aquariums.

Through the miserable Tilikum’s death, we should be reminded of the problem surrounding animal exhibitions, animal shows or animal experiences and we should not visit these facilities.
As a result of our protests, Tilikums would no longer be caught.

In addition, before it is too late, the Korean government and Korean citizens should cooperate to have the two Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins, Geumdeung and Daepo, remaining in the Seoul Zoo aquarium returned to its native Jeju sea.
Now and forever, Hotpinkdolphins will strive to make the world into a place in which no life loses its freedom or is made to engage in forced labor for the sake of man's pleasure and freedom, but is respected for itself.

“Goodbye Tilikum..”

January 7, 2017 Hotpinkdolphins

(translated by So Jung Yun in Branksome hall asia)

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