WHY: September 23rd is the day Lolita, the lonely orca, was ripped away fromher family, sold into captivity, and shipped from her home in the wild to arrive at the Miami Seaquarium on Sept 24th. It is also the last day of the International Animal Trainers’ Association (IMATA) Conference in Miami, hosted by the Miami [...]
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Protest against marine life captivity to coincide with protests across the country at marine parks and aquariums. Independence day garb and flags should be worn and carried proud, signs proclaiming Captivity Kills, Thanks but No Tanks, Were Fighting for Their Freedom, Make the USA Cetacean Captivity Free, etc. Events are being held at captive marine mammal parks across [...]
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Taima, a 20 year old killer whale, died while giving birth Sunday, June 6, in the afternoon at Sea World Orlando, Florida. She was impregnated by Tilikum, the same orca who killed trainer Dawn Brancheau in February 2010. Taima and her calf did not survive the birth. (The calf was a stillbirth) Sea World’s “Shamu [...]
All these events are rain or shine held on Saturday May 15, 2010 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, please make your own posters : ) if you want the official shirts of this International Day of Protest for Lolita’s Retirement you can go to: Remember you can get your T-shirts for the International Day of Protest for [...]
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Congratulations to everyone who has worked so hard on saving dolphins from the brutal annual slaughter in Japan! THE COVE was awarded an Oscar tonight, March 7, 2010! Please consider buying or renting this fantastic documentary (available on iTunes, Netflix, and Amazon.com) to see for yourself the cruelty surrounding the hunt of 23,000 dolphins per [...]
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While many of you have already heard, a 30 year old captive male orca, named Tillikum, grabbed and drowned his trainer, 40 year old Dawn Brancheau on Wednesday morning, February 24, 2010, at Sea World in Orlando. She had been standing in knee-deep water with the 12,000 pound, 23 foot long orca, right after a [...]
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