Another win for animals! Booking.com is the latest site to announce they will not sell tickets to parks or attractions that feature whales and dolphins, or to circuses. The company’s new animal welfare policy prohibits selling tickets to SeaWorld, like aquariums and circuses. Circuses includes those that use elephants, big cats, primates or bears. The […]
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New Zealand Bans Swimming With Dolphins in Bay of Islands Region After Population Decline
Swimming with dolphins in the open ocean might seem like a much better activity to pay for and support than swimming with dolphins in captivity, but the truth is that either way, dolphins are negatively affected. Many people don’t realize that swimming with dolphins in the ocean disrupts their routine and causes changes in their […]
Petition: Send Dolphins at Dubai Dolphinarium to a Sanctuary!
Dolphins do not belong in tanks. They are highly intelligent and social creatures who should be in the wild with their pods. They display emotion and advanced cognition, just like humans. Yet, humans take them from their homes and families and force them to live in tiny tanks where they cannot follow their instincts or […]
Petition: Send Dolphinaris Arizona Dolphins to a Real Sanctuary!
Dolphins do not belong in captivity. There isn’t a single wild animal that belongs in captivity. They should be in their natural habitat — the ocean, not tanks! In the wild, dolphins are social mammals that are highly intelligent, love to socialize, and have strong, complex family bonds. They spend 80-90 percent of their time […]
Petition: Pamela Anderson: ‘Nobody Should Go to SeaWorld’
Pamela Anderson has just one birthday wish: freedom for Corky, an orca who was captured five decades ago and currently lives in a cramped, chemically treated concrete tank at SeaWorld. In her latest PETA campaign, Pamela puts herself in the place of Corky and other captive orcas, asking, “Could You Live in a Bathtub for […]
Canada’s a Step Closer to Banning Captive Whales and Dolphins
While the world continues to turn against keeping whales and dolphins in captivity, animal advocates are hopeful Canada will be next to make it illegal following a crucial vote to pass legislation that will ban the practice. The legislation, Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act (S-203), would effectively phase out captivity by banning […]
Cetacean Nation
We make our living in the sea. Our home, where we were born to be. Not in your world of captivity.
POLL: Should Canada Ban Whale and Dolphin Captivity?
After years of delays, animal advocates are again hopeful that Canadian lawmakers will move to pass legislation banning whale and dolphin captivity. The legislation, Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act (S-203), would effectively phase out captivity by banning captive breeding, imports, exports and live captures of all whales, dolphins and porpoises in Canada, […]
