Japan has a new Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety, Ms. Mizuho Fukushima. At a press conference held in Tokyo, Ms. Fukushima agreed to investigate the mercury issue. This gives us hope that the Japanese public will finally be told the truth about the poisonous dolphin meat, and that the meat will [...]
The premier of “The Cove” will happen in cities around the United States on Friday August 7th. “The Cove” is an eye opening documentary about former “Flipper” trainer Ric O’Barry turned activist exposing the dolphin drive fisheries/slaughters that happen in Taiji, Japan every year. It shows how over 23,000 dolphins are killed from these barbaric [...]
The Legacy of Flipper Ric O’Barry trained TV’s most famous dolphin. In a new film, he atones for that sin The idea that “each man kills the thing he loves” has been interpreted by many—from Oscar Wilde to Paulo Coelho—but it’s always had a particular resonance in the environmental movement, where every hiking trail and [...]
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/272913#tab=comments&sc=0&contribute=&local= This is a great article on Ric O’Barry, former dolphin trainer at Miami Seaquarium turned activist. This article will show you have captive marine mammal facilities foster brutal dolphin drive fisheries across the globe. O’Barry speaks of many issues including the brutality of the captures, the captive industries involvement, and the mercury contamination of [...]
For some reason Lolita has chipped teeth in the front now, it was not like that Sunday May 2nd. I asked a trainer why that happened so quickly and the response was that she is getting old. I have a feeling it may be an infection though. For the last month and a half every [...]
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From Orca Network Lolita Update #107 Four Pacific white-sided dolphins now in the tank with Lolita, and two more could be on the way to join the crowd. The tank is only 35 feet by 80 feet by 20 feet deep, with a medical pool behind the platform that is only 12 feet deep. Here’s the [...]
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The Humane Society of the United States has taken an active stand against marine mammals in captivity, now we must get them to use their power to fight for Lolita’s retirement. Please take a couple minutes to send them a comment on the contact us page, featuring marine mammals at http://www.hsus.org/contact_us/marine_mammals.html and read the page they [...]
Cruelty-Free Places to Visit in Miami – Alternatives to visiting Miami Seaquarium: – Historical Museum of Southern Florida: See more than a million historical photos, maps, journal pages, and antiques from old Florida. Discover this interesting state’s long and exciting past, as well as that of the Caribbean. Special events and exhibits for [...]
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Excellent excerpt from the Dolphin Project web site.. Dolphins are sound oriented. They communicate producing a large spectrum of sounds in the form of clicks and whistles. Furthermore, they constantly send out bursts of sounds of many different frequencies to explore their ocean environment. With reflected sound, called echolocation or sonar, dolphins can ‘see’ elements [...]
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