John,

Fifteen penguins are trapped underground in central London, cut off from sunlight and outdoor access.

SEA LIFE London Aquarium keeps them in a windowless basement, pacing under harsh artificial lights while tourists pass by. They call it “education,” but it’s cruelty disguised as entertainment.

Now, Members of Parliament are starting to take notice. A motion has been introduced in Parliament calling out this abuse — and with enough public pressure, we can make it impossible to ignore.

This is our moment to push MPs to act before the next parliamentary recess and force SEA LIFE to end this cruel exhibit once and for all.

Add your name to urge MPs to back the motion and free the penguins.

In the wild, Gentoo penguins are the fastest swimming birds on Earth, sleek, powerful, and born to roam icy waters. But in SEA LIFE’s fake “ice world”, their pool is only two metres deep, a fraction of what they need to dive and play. And what’s worse, some have spent fourteen years underground and never even seen the sky. 

Zoos and aquariums claim this is “conservation,” but it’s not. Real conservation means protecting penguins in their natural habitats, not keeping them in basements for profit. This is cruelty, plain and simple.

MPs are already speaking out. Now we need to turn their concern into action. With enough public pressure, we can push more MPs to back the motion and force SEA LIFE London Aquarium to free the penguins.

Sign and share now to call on MPs to back the motion and demand SEA LIFE free the penguins.

We’ve done it before. When Ekō members fought for Mincho the dolphin in Mexico, our pressure shut down his dolphin prison and won a national ban on marine mammal captivity. We can do it again — this time, for the penguins trapped beneath London.