(Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday threw out an animal rights group’s lawsuit accusing SeaWorld of enslaving captive killer whales, ruling that orcas had no standing to seek the same constitutional rights as people. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, had accused the chain of aquatic…
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