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NonHuman Persons - An Animal’s Legacy
"We must educate the heart before we can educate the mind”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nonhuman-persons-an-animals-legacy_us_5893cff9e4b0985224db53c9
Posted : February 4, 2017 1:02 pm
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Now, SeaWorld Plans to Separate Polar Bear Best Friends
http://www.seaworldofhurt.com/seaworld-separate-polar-bear-best-friends/?utm_campaign=0217+Now+SeaWorld+Plans+to+Separate+Polar+Bear+Best+Friends+Tweet&utm_source=PETA+Twitter&utm_medium=Promo
Posted : February 4, 2017 5:37 pm
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It's time to END the bloody hunt of the Taiji dolphins, demands STEVE BACKSHALL
Posted : February 7, 2017 11:14 am
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They deserve better. Much, much better.
BREAKING: 99 HOURS OF HELL
https://dolphinproject.net/blog/post/breaking-99-hours-of-hell/
Posted : February 7, 2017 10:50 pm
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FALSE ADVERTISING LAWSUIT AGAINST SEAWORLD GIVEN GREEN LIGHT BY JUDGE
February 8, 2017
In the potentially precedent setting lawsuit “Anderson v SeaWorld”, federal Judge Jeffrey White has ruled against SeaWorld’s third attempt to have major portions of the consumer lawsuit dismissed, allowing the case to go forward to the discovery phase and trial.
The case challenges SeaWorld’s so-called “facts” about their orcas in captivity, contending that SeaWorld’s advertising and online statements about the welfare of captive orcas violate consumer protection and fair business practices laws. For example, one of the plaintiffs claims she was misled by SeaWorld trainers who told falsehoods including that captivity in general does not harm orcas.
Ultimately, the lawsuit seeks a court order requiring SeaWorld to cease making false statements about the health and welfare of the orcas and to make a factual public statement about the orcas, refuting previous false claims.
“SeaWorld would love for this lawsuit to go away so that they can continue to spread falsehoods to the public,” says David Philips, Director of the International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute. “But Judge White is sending a clear message to SeaWorld that, at the very least, their behavior warrants scrutiny.”
“If SeaWorld told the truth about the whales’ shortened and stressful lives in concrete tanks,” Dave Phillips added, “as well as the severe depression and boredom from sterile living conditions, the public would demand change.”
The International Marine Mammal Project has been acting as a key consultant in the lawsuit since its inception and advising the law firm of Covington & Burling LLP, which is conducting the lawsuit on a pro-bono basis.
Since the original case filing in April 2015, SeaWorld has filed three separate motions for the case to be dismissed. While some parts of the lawsuit have been dropped or modified in response to those three motions, Judge White has upheld the basic core of the case against SeaWorld so far.
The lawsuit will now enter the discovery phase, which will allow plaintiffs to seek information from SeaWorld’s records about the true welfare of captive orcas. A case schedule is expected to be set shortly.
Posted : February 9, 2017 12:40 pm
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Video of Baby Dolphin in Marine Park Shows Exactly How These Animals Feel About Captivity
Posted : February 12, 2017 11:20 pm
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Details of Tilikum's death at SeaWorld remain a mystery
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-bz-seaworld-necropsy-results-tilikum-20170209-story.html
Posted : February 14, 2017 12:47 pm
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The doomed dolphins destined to live a life of misery, packed inside tiny wooden crates by travelling circuses so they can jump through flaming hoops for tourists
Posted : February 14, 2017 12:50 pm
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This is heartbreaking....continuously so.
Families Fight For Their Lives
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/families-fight-for-their-lives_us_58a6277ce4b0b0e1e0e208ab
Posted : February 17, 2017 2:44 am
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BREAKING: PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHINS CAPTURED IN TAIJI
https://dolphinproject.net/blog/post/breaking-pacific-white-sided-dolphins-captured-in-taiji/
More like HEARTBREAKING.
Posted : February 20, 2017 2:09 pm
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FIVE YEARS ON: REVISITING THE DEATH OF DAWN BRANCHEAU
https://dolphinproject.net/blog/post/five-years-on-revisiting-the-death-of-dawn-brancheau/
Posted : February 20, 2017 3:04 pm
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THE TRIO OF DEATHS – KELTIE BYRNE
21 FEBRUARY, 2017
This is the second part in a series of articles about SeaWorld, the death of Dawn Brancheau, OSHA and Tilikum.
https://dolphinproject.net/blog/post/the-trio-of-deaths-keltie-byrne/
Posted : February 21, 2017 1:27 pm
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An encounter with rare ecotype-D orcas
Posted on February 17, 2017
https://xploitationfiles.org/2017/02/17/an-encounter-with-rare-ecotype-d-orcas/
Posted : February 21, 2017 1:32 pm
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In the video you are about to see, Julia Roberts narrates a powerful message about the planet Earth. Hearing these words really helps to put things into perspective.
While many of us may take it for granted, the planet we live on is the very foundation of all life as we know it. Home to between 10-14 million species of life, we share this planet with billions of others that have an equal stake in maintaining the planet. It is for this reason that many have come to be cautious about the impact we have on many creatures’ natural habitats. Issues such as deforestation and water/food contamination have a significant impact on the quality of life for animals.
In many cases, this can become an issue of life or death.
http://damnbored.tv/julia-roberts-nature-powerful-videos-ever/
Posted : February 21, 2017 1:34 pm
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2020 Can’t Come Soon Enough For These Dolphins!
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/after-life-in-captivity-dolphins-to-undergo-sea-change/
Posted : February 23, 2017 1:59 pm
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It will take 40 years before dolphins recover from Deepwater Horizon spill
In April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill changed the Gulf of Mexico in ways that we're still trying to understand. Over the course of 87 days, more than 134 million gallons of oil spilled into the sea. This kind of environmental disaster doesn't end when the cleanup crews head home; it's felt for many years beyond, and marine creatures like bottlenose dolphins are proving that point.
A new international assessment coordinated by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and many partners looked at more than five years of data and analysis to understand the long-term impacts of the spill on the health of marine mammals like dolphins and whales.
According to the study, the dolphin population in the Barataria Bay area of the Gulf will have suffered a 50 percent population drop in the decade following the spill. A full recovery is expected to take at least 40 years.
"Despite all the uncertainties, it is clear that many populations of marine mammal were badly affected by the oil spill, and that these negative effects will persist for many years into the future," says Dr. Len Thomas in a press release from University of St. Andrews — home of the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) and the Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling (CREEM), both of which were partners in the research.
February 1, 2017
A special issue of Endangered Species Research (link is external), was published on Jan 31, 2017, and features 20 scientific articles that summarize the impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on marine mammals and sea turtles. The scientific studies, conducted by NOAA authors and partners, document the unprecedented mortality rate and long-term environmental impacts of the oil’s exposure and presents a synthesis of more than five years’ worth of data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Findings from these research studies, in addition to other studies on other parts of the ecosystem, formed the basis of the natural resources damage assessment settlement with BP for up to $8.8 billion.
All of the data associated with the settlement is available publicly in the Data Integration Visualization Exploration and Reporting (DIVER) database, but the Endangered Species Research special issue is the first time this information on sea turtles and marine mammals has been compiled together in peer-reviewed scientific publications.
Posted : February 23, 2017 4:31 pm
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BREAKING: SEAWORLD’S CONTINUED DECLINE IN 4Q 2016 RESULTS
28 FEBRUARY, 2017
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. has released its fourth quarter and full year of 2016 results – and once again, revenues and attendance are down.
According to a press release dated February 28, 2017, the company reported total revenues of $267.6 million versus $267.9 million in the fourth quarter 2015. A net loss of $11.9 million was recorded, compared to $11.0 million in the same quarter. Attendance was down by approximately 30,000 individuals. Full year 2016 results list total revenues at $1.34 billion in 2016, compared to $1.37 billion in 2015 – a decrease of $26.7 million. Net loss was recorded at $12.5 million. Total attendance declined by approximately 471,000 individuals.*
*Source: SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2016 Results
Why should people be inspired to protect animals when SeaWorld condones keeping dolphins in captivity?
It’s clear SeaWorld needs to acknowledge keeping dolphins and other whales in captivity is wrong. You can dress it up, dress it down, but in the end, the mammals have no more ability to make their own choices than the public does in choosing how much to pay for their admission. It’s hard to generate empathy for their plight when “environmentally-friendly” scripts are recited over glass and concrete tanks. And again we ask, experiences that matter – to whom?
Our focus on driving revenue growth by providing guests with experiences that matter is gaining traction.” ~ Joel Manby, President and Chief Executive Officer of SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.
$267.6 million is A LOT of money by anyone’s standards – SeaWorld could be a REAL leader in dolphin advocacy
Imagine how far three months of SeaWorld’s revenues could go towards protecting dolphins and other whales. The implications are staggering: SeaWorld could invest in state-of-the-art retirement facilities for their current roster of performing/non-performing cetaceans; could be an environmental leader in cleaning up and preserving the mammals’ natural ocean habitats; and lead a movement against any businesses that engage in drive fisheries and/or offshore whaling. They could create educational programs for all ages, utilizing revolutionary technologies that would TRULY serve to inspire.
Our message to SeaWorld
With a commitment to compassion, public support could turn SeaWorld’s numbers around. After decades of profits literally earned on the backs of these mammals, think about it…
The time is NOW to put the “sea” back into the world of dolphins and other whales.
Posted : February 28, 2017 4:17 pm
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We Need To Listen To Science And End The Captivity Of Marine Mammals
Posted: 02/28/2017
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/barbara-cartwright/marine-mammals-captivity_b_15049722.html
Posted : February 28, 2017 8:31 pm
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BREAKING: TAIJI’S DRIVE SEASON OVER
28 FEBRUARY, 2017
https://dolphinproject.net/blog/post/breaking-taijis-drive-season-over/
At last! A brief reprieve from this abomination.
Posted : March 1, 2017 1:03 am
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Dolphin Desperately Trying to Escape Holding Pen in Taiji Shows Captive Animals Aren’t Having ‘Fun’
http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/dolphin-trying-to-escape-taiji/
If anyone thinks these beautiful, intelligent, self aware creatures enjoy being hunted, herded, bludgeoned to death, ripped from their families while watching them killed, only to be forced to endure a lifetime in captivity in tiny, concrete tanks and forced to eat dead fish as a reward for performing for ignorant, unenlightened people and greed, is without any humanity.
Posted : March 1, 2017 3:26 pm
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ONE DOLPHIN’S STORY: BIMBO
07 JUNE, 2016
https://dolphinproject.net/blog/post/one-dolphins-story-bimbo/
Posted : March 2, 2017 12:46 pm
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Luxury Living for Retired Whales
The Whale Sanctuary Project wants to build an ocean home for captive killer whales.
by Amorina Kingdon
Published March 2, 2017
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/luxury-living-retired-whales
Posted : March 2, 2017 7:08 pm
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Canadian Senator: “We Should See Cetaceans As Our Equals, As Living Beings”
March 2, 2017
Posted : March 3, 2017 8:06 pm
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TRIO OF DEATHS: SHERIFF’S REPORT ON THE DEATH OF DANIEL DUKES
26 FEBRUARY, 2017
Part three of a series revisiting the deaths attributed to SeaWorld whales and the OSHA-SeaWorld case. Read part one here, and part two here.
https://dolphinproject.net/blog/post/trio-of-deaths-sheriffs-report-on-the-death-of-daniel-dukes/
Posted : March 5, 2017 10:51 pm
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What Happens When an Endangered Whale Pod Loses its Wise Old Grandma?
Posted : March 6, 2017 2:38 pm
