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India: The Dolphin Showstopper

May 22, 2013

(CAPTIVE DOLPHINS) Hooray for cetaceans! Late last week, India banned the exploitation of dolphins for entertainment purposes and is now the largest of four countries, including Costa Rica, Hungary, and Chile, to prohibit the practice. In many parts of the world, dolphin shows are big business—which begs the question: what compelled India to make this decision? Due to the dolphin’s high level of intelligence, Indian regulators have deemed the cetaceans as “non-human persons” with specific rights and freedoms. Read on for more about this compassionate piece of legislation, which is a major step in the right direction. — Global Animal

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PETA Invests To Free SeaWorld Animals From Cement Prisons

April 23, 2013

(SEA WORLD) In another bold attempt to release SeaWorld’s enslaved animals back into the wild, PETA has recently announced it has purchased enough common stock in the cruel company to give the animal activism group rights to attend annual shareholder meetings and submit resolutions. The group’s ultimate goal is to free the long-imprisoned orcas, which have been a subject of controversy for many years. Whales can swim up to a 100 nautical miles in one day, and experts agree that putting them in a pool causes them great trauma—as was the case with Tilikum who killed two SeaWorld trainers after developing aggression due to a lifetime in captivity. Hopefully this move will be allow PETA to actually bring about change, rather than just waste money. Read on to find out why it’s important to release SeaWorld’s orcas from captivity. — Global Animal

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Protest Marine Mammal Captivity At uShaka Sea World

April 6, 2013

(ACTIVISM) SOUTH AFRICA — Each year, thousands of dolphins are slaughtered in Taiji on the south coast of Japan. Bottlenose dolphins are then pre-selected by trainers and sold for as much as $200,000 to marine parks all over the world such as Marineland, where the animals remain in captivity and are forced to perform circus acts for their entire lives. Aquariums defend their actions as “rescuing” animals, but in reality, the captive industry is subsidizing hunts which may not have been conducted otherwise. Today and May 25th, Ocean Watch SA is hosting a protest at uShaka Sea World to advocate for the rehabilitation and release of captive animals. Read on to learn more about Ocean Watch SA and sign the petition below telling uSkaka Sea World to retire their wild caught dolphins, Gambit and Frodo, ensure animals not disturbed after hours, stop breeding captive breeding programs, and only practice rehabilitation and release. — Global Animal

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Please Don’t Feed The Dolphins

January 8, 2013

(DOLPHINS) Last month, after an eight-year-old was accidentally bitten by a dolphin at the Dolphin Cove exhibit at SeaWorld Orlando, the girl expressed how dolphins still remain her favorite animal and how she was actually more concerned about the dolphin’s health and safety after swallowing a small paper plate she had been holding. However, Sujatha Ramakrishna, author of Raising Kids Who Love Animals, explains how captive dolphins undergo far more serious physical and emotional distress, while urging parents to consider the lifetime of suffering these animals endure for a few minutes of family entertainment. Excerpts used with author’s permission. — Global Animal

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SeaWorld Disappoints Yet Again

October 8, 2012

(SEA WORLD) SAN DIEGO— SeaWorld’s killer whale, Nakai, acquired a serious wound to his lower jaw. Whether a barrier in his enclosure or a confrontation with the other whales caused the injury is still a hot topic. If the gash had been caused by a confrontation with other orcas, SeaWorld would be in direct violation of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). Believing SeaWorld has defied the AWA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has filed a federal complaint. “SeaWorld is fully aware of the social conflict, stress, agitation and resulting aggression and injury that it causes by housing these social and intelligent animals incompatibly, yet it continues to do so,” the complaint proclaims. — Global Animal

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Join Rally In Protest Of Deadly Dolphin Hunt (SCHEDULE)

August 30, 2012

(DOLPHIN PROTEST) The dolphin drive hunting season is quickly creeping upon us. On September 1, off the coast of the Wakayam Prefecture of Japan, fishermen are going to set out on their boats in the annual bloody hunt for dolphins. On August 31 and September 1, rallies and peaceful protests are being held worldwide to take a stand against these horrifying activities. — Global Animal

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Minnesota Zoo Closing Dolphin Exhibit

July 24, 2012

(DOLPHINS) MINNESOTA — The Minnesota zoo recently announced that after more than a decade it’s discontinuing their captive dolphin exhibit. Earlier this year a facility in Germany decided to discontinue their dolphin exhibit and the Swiss government passes laws that will end the keeping of dolphins and whales in captivity. With an estimated 410 captive dolphins in the United States, it would be nice to see more facilities follow Minnesota’s lead. With IMAX, 3-D, and the virtual reality technology available today, captive dolphin exhibits could be turned into educational exhibits, and the wildlife could remain in the wild. — Global Animal 

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South Korean Dolphins Catch A Break

June 26, 2012

(DOLPHIN NEWS) A new bill announced this week in South Korea will ban the capture of bottlenose dolphins for use in entertainment shows. The new legislation designates sea turtles, sea horses, and bottlenose dolphins as protected species, authorizing their capture only for research reasons and with proper permission. Read on for more on this promising news and the future penalties for capturing protected species in South Korea. — Global Animal

 

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