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Protest Marine Mammal Captivity At uShaka Sea World
(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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Baby Walrus Moves To Big City (VIDEO)
(ANIMAL RESCUE) Life for walrus calf Mitik looks a little brighter, as he is happily settling in his new home in New York. Mitik, or Mit for short, separated from his herd in the Arctic Ocean, becoming orphaned in Alaska in July. Mit resided temporarily at the Alaska SeaLife Center, where shortly after an eager staff from the New York Aquarium came to meet and retrieve the pup. Read on to learn more about Mitik and his touching journey to a new home. — Global Animal
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Georgia Aquariam To Import Wild Belugas
(TAKE ACTION) GEORGIA — The Humane Society of the United States has created a petition against the Georgia Aquarium. The facility is requesting a permit from the National Marine Fisheries Service to import 12 wild caught Beluga Whales for entertainment purposes. The Belugas will be taken from their natural environment and placed in a tank to be guffawed at by insensitive spectators. The permit also entails the legal transport of these marine mammals 6,000 miles by plane. The animals will also be transferred from one container and plane to another during a layover in Belgium. These conditions will be extremely stressful for the whales, and not to mention that their heightened noise sensitivity will be exposed to hours worth of screaming engines. Continue reading and sign the petition to stop the exploitation of these Beluga Whales. — Global Animal
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UPDATE: Harp Seals’ Lives Spared
(ANIMAL WELFARE) Two harp seal pups slated for death at the Aquarium des Iles in Quebec, Canada were granted temporary reprieve on Saturday due to an overwhelming public outcry from animal activists all over the world. The six-month-old pups, Zak and Mika, were to be killed on Saturday after the aquarium in the Gulf of St. Lawrence closed for the summer. However, the decision has been temporarily reversed as a petition targeting the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to spare the seals’ lives has garnered over 150,000 international signatures. Read on to learn what’s next for Zak and Mika. — Global Animal
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Harp Seals Face Slaughter At Aquarium
(ANIMAL WELFARE) Two six-month-old harp seal pups are scheduled to be killed this Saturday September 15, when the Aquarium des Iles in Quebec, Canada closes for the winter. The two pups, Zak and Mika, were taken as newborns from the wild this spring by Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO-MPO) and placed on display for the summer. The aquarium accepted the young seals despite knowing they would not be released back into the wild at the end of the season, but instead slaughtered in the name of ‘research.’ — Global Animal
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Confirmed: Marineland Is Not A Place For Animals
(ANIMAL WELFARE) After much speculation and controversy, a recent expose has finally confirmed the maltreatment and neglect of animals at Marineland in the Great Lakes. Eight former Marineland employees came forward, providing the sad details of animals’ physical suffering and poor living conditions at the amusement park. A surge of new protesters are expected to join an animal advocacy group in a demonstration outside Marineland this Saturday, where copies of the investigation will be handed out to people entering the park. Read on to learn more about the details of the investigation. — Global Animal
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Singer Raffi Says Goodbye To His ‘Baby Beluga’
(WHALE NEWS) The beluga whale named Kavna that inspired singer Raffi to create the great children’s song “Baby Beluga” passed away at the Vancouver Aquarium on Monday. The 46-year-old whale is thought to have suffered from cancer in her last years. Although Kavna did not swim so wild and swim so free like the song’s memorable lyrics, she touched a generation through one brief yet powerful encounter with the children’s singer and advocate. Read on for the profound impact this beautiful whale had on the world. — Global Animal
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