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PETA brought a lawsuit against SeaWorld on behalf of its orca whales.

They claimed that the whales should be released under the 13th amendment which is all about anti-slavery rights.

The case wasn't immediately dismissed and U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Miller actually heard the case. He was the first judge to hear a case about the constitutional rights of animals.

The judge eventually dismissed it and said in his ruling:

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Teddy has been so upset ever since he heard about this one…

According to a new lawsuit filed by PETA, three marine-mammal experts, and two former orca trainer, SeaWorld is enslaving five wild-caught orcas and forcing them to perform.

As the thirteenth amendment clearly states, slavery is prohibited in the United States. And while this may be the first case dealing with the slavery of nonhuman mammals, the plaintiffs are resting assured the judge will side with them.

Jeffrey Kerr, general counsel to Peta, says:

Slavery is slavery, and it does not depend on the species of the slave any more than it depends on gender, race, or religion.

Two of the orcas are in SeaWorld Orlando and the other three are at SeaWorld San Diego. Poor babies!!

[Image via AP Images.]

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