In a surprising reversal, SeaWorld has now announced on their website that they will NOT accept any of the 18 wild-caught beluga whales that the Georgia Aquarium is attempting to import into the US from Russia.
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Earth Island Institute interviews Chris Palmer, one of the world's foremost wildlife documentary filmmakers about dolphins, whales, and wildlife protection around the world.
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US Judicial Panel rules against an effort by SeaWorld to combine lawsuits against it for false advertising and transfer the cases to Orlando, Florida where their corporate offices are located.
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Tens of thousands of comments are flooding in to the California Coastal Commission in advance of its hearing and consideration of a permit to allow SeaWorld to expand its concrete tanks. The plan is being attacked as being a distraction from the issue that it is cruel to hold orcas in captivity for performance and profit.
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A Canadian Senate bill seeks to put a ban on owning or otherwise using cetaceans for human profit or benefit. Introduced by Senator Wilfred Moore, it seeks amendments within existing Canadian law in a bid to phase out cetacean captivity for good.
Most notable are the amendments to the Criminal Code, which seeks to make owning, controlling, moving and breeding a cetacean a punishable offence, with such activities carrying potential prison and financial ramifications.
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Find out the true story that SeaWorld and the captivity industry doesn't want you to know.
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Learn the truth about Killing Keiko - a book that is written by captivity industry folks who want to continue to profit off of the lives of orcas and dolphins.
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