Animals from the shuttered Miami Seaquarium are being relocated across the country as the park's parent company navigates bankruptcy proceedings.
Asset transfer documents filed last week show nine potential destinations for the animals, from Chicago to Seattle.
Among the moves: 27 flamingos could be headed to Virginia and a group of seals and sea lions may be bound for Sea Lion Splash, a traveling show that performs at fairs and exhibits nationwide.
Jessica Serrano, a former Seaquarium trainer, says the relocations raise serious concerns.
"We are concerned about the welfare of these animals," Serrano said. "All these activists and politicians say they care, but their actions say otherwise."
Serrano had pushed for the Virginia Key property to become a conservation center. With that o

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