SeaWorld Prison As a veterinarian with a special interest in wildlife, including marine mammals, I visited SeaWorld San Diego to observe and assess the conditions in which the animals are kept. What I saw and documented there left no doubt in my mind that dolphins, orcas and other animals are suffering. Marine animals didn’t evolve...
Beluga Whales in Captivity no longer It’s official: After more than three years of legal wrangling, 18 beluga whales captured in Russia will not be heading to aquariums in the United States. This week, a federal judge in Atlanta upheld the decision by the National Marine Fisheries Service to deny a permit to the Georgia...
by Alicia Graef September 22, 2015 5:30 pm Whale and dolphin advocates have been fighting against captivity for a long time. Since the documentary Blackfish started making waves, the plight of captive cetaceans has reached a much wider audience and has forced us to take a hard look at whether or not this is something...
(Dolphin Slave Trade) Brutal hunters chase profit as they drive bottlenose dolphin pod into Taiji Cove; dolphins selected for sale in this single hunt could bag over US$7 million. Each year from September through March, hundreds of dolphins are caught in one small cove along Japan’s Pacific coast and either traded as a live commodity...
Climate Laws Wilderness Society National Director Lyndon Schneiders 15.09.15 1:14 pm • Fraser protected the Great Barrier Reef and Howard created national environment laws • Incoming Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull needs to strengthen national environment laws • Economic leadership starts with embracing fast growing industries such as renewable energy • World Heritage advocate Turnbull needs...
Why is it bad to keep dolphins in captivity? Why is it bad to feed them dead fish and make them do tricks for our amusement?
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JAPAN’S DOLPHIN DRIVES – AN UPDATE It’s important to get the full story from the source. Australia for Dolphins (AFD) has been responsible for the legal challenge against WAZA ( World Aquarium and Zoological Association) which has resulted in the JAZA ( Japanese Aquarium and Zoological Association) an associate of WAZA agreeing to give up...
Japanese aquariums to stop buying dolphins from Taiji hunt to stay in world body May 20, 2015 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN The Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums decided on May 20 to effectively ban its members from acquiring dolphins caught in drive hunts in Wakayama Prefecture to retain membership in the World Association of Zoos...
Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Drive fishery in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, in September 2013 8:53 pm, May 16, 2015 The Yomiuri ShimbunAt least 18 aquariums nationwide have obtained dolphins captured through drive fishery, a practice that led the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) to suspend the membership of a Japanese industry association last month,...