Blackfish Gabriela Cowperthwaite was just another mum who took her twin sons to SeaWorld, before the death of a killer whale trainer prompted her to make the 2013 documentary Blackfish. She never expected it to help persuade the US theme park operator to stop breeding killer whales and end its signature “Shamu” orca entertainment shows....
Australian had a right to enter whale aquarium after all ( whale aquarium )TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court ruled Friday that an aquarium had no right to bar an Australian animal welfare activist who wanted to check on a baby albino dolphin in captivity. Wakayama District Court awarded Sarah Lucas 110,000 yen ($970) in...
AFA Jan 2016 Newsletter Excerpts Shenhua Liverpool Plains 2016 – BATTLE YEAR FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Massive Chinese interests are moving in to buy up land, real estate, ports, companies, the list is endless. Selling off Australia’s prime agricultural land as well as many successful dairies, horticulture operations and beef cattle properties makes no sense. Shenhua...
Australians for Animals are Against keeping dolphins in captivity. This practice is a disgrace and must be stopped. Dolphins are captured and transported in awful conditions to spend their lives in chlorinated undersized pools performing only to be discarded once they fail to earn money for their captives. This shameful and cruel trade in dolphins...
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...
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,...