April 19, 2013: “The fact remains the City Council made a decision to install a permanent rope that is 152 feet in length." The request to have the rope shortened to 130 feet was opposed by the Animal Protection and Rescue League. Shortening the rope would mean "people would crowd around the seals, sitting on them and trying to pet them," said Bryan Pease, attorney for the organization. Read more at: http://articles.latimes.com/2013/apr/19/local/la-me-ln-la-jolla-seals-rope-20130419