TripAdvisor has announced it will no longer sell tickets to major attractions that import or breed captive dolphins and whales for entertainment. This update will affect major attractions including SeaWorld. Animal activists consider this a win. TripAdvisor created an animal welfare policy in 2016 and this is its latest update. Both the company and Viator, […]
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British Airways Ends Ties With SeaWorld!
SeaWorld, the notorious marine park, known for the inhumane and cruel captivity of whales and dolphins is losing business. Many companies are moving toward more ethical practices and realizing that SeaWorld is not a good place to be associated with if you want customers to think of your company as progressive and positive. Today, British […]
Alarm over North Atlantic right whale’s survival after recent deaths
Canadian conservationists are sounding an alarm over the survival of the North Atlantic right whale, a once numerous species that live off the east coast of the US and Canada. This June, six right whales were killed, followed by two more in July – a potentially devastating blow to a population that is now estimated […]
POLL: Should Japan be sanctioned for resuming commercial whaling?
On Monday morning, after a short ceremony to pray for a bountiful catch and safety at sea, five ships will slip out of a port in northern Japan to hunt whales for profit for the first time in more than 30 years. They will not head to the southern ocean, the controversial hunting ground for […]
Petition: Shut Down Loro Parque and Send Their Captive Orcas to Sanctuaries!
Loro Parque is the marine mammal park where an orca named Morgan once beached herself in a suicide attempt after thrashing her head against a metal gate and chewing on concrete. Orcas, like all animals, do not belong in captivity. They are social animals who live in tight-knit matrilineal pods in the wild, but in […]
Activists Bring Legal Challenge Against Japanese Dolphin Slaughter
A first-of-its-kind lawsuit filed in Japan will attempt to stop the horrific annual dolphin slaughter that was the subject of the 2009 Academy Award winning documentary “The Cove.” The UK organization Action for Dolphins and Japan’s Life Investigation Agency filed the lawsuit on February 13, 2019. And the groups are taking a new approach: using […]
POLL: Should Japan be sanctioned for continuing commercial whaling?
Japan is to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and resume commercial whaling next year, a report claimed on Thursday, in a move that drew condemnation from Australia, with other anti-whaling nations expected to follow suit. Japan will inform the IWC of its decision by the end of the year, Kyodo news agency said, […]
DNA test helps officials spot dodgy shark shipments
A multi-national research team has developed a rapid DNA identification method to help customs inspectors detect illegally traded wildlife products, beginning with sharks. The DNA testing protocol, published last month, detects nine of 12 commonly traded shark species quickly enough to enable officials to determine whether a shipment requires further inspection. These sharks have small […]
