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Demand SeaWorld Atone for Killing Baby Beluga Whale

Tell Airlines to Stop Supporting Cruel Iceland Whaling

No One Likes SeaWorld’s New Show – Especially the Orcas

Animal Organizations Speak Out Against Mississippi Dolphin Prison

Do Dolphins Need Apps?

Taiji Wants to Kill More Dolphins

Just when you thought the dolphin slaughters in Taiji, Japan couldn’t get any worse – they just did.

Victory! Vancouver Aquarium Captivity Stopped Dead in the Water

After decades of effort by whale and dolphin advocates like you, Vancouver Parks Board commissioners voted six to one on May 15 to end performances and imports of…

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2017-05-11

Shut Down Dolphin Prison in the Making

Gulfport, Mississippi is about to make another huge mistake for the state with its plans to imprison dolphins in a new aquarium - don't let it happen!

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Vancouver Aquarium is Trying to Stop the Vote Banning Cetacean Captivity

Important update - on May 15, the Vancouver Parks Board voted to ban cetacean captivity! Thank you for all your calls and emails to the Board supporting cetacean…

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VICTORY! VANCOUVER AQUARIUM CAPTIVITY STOPPED DEAD IN THE WATER

MEDIA RELEASE: After decades of effort, Vancouver Parks Board commissioners last night voted six to one to end performances and imports of beluga whales and dolphins…

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Birth at SeaWorld Means Another Lifetime of Suffering

Another calf has been born at SeaWorld - meaning that most likely SeaWorld will be able to stay in the orca captivity business for at least another few decades.

US Navy Euthanizes “War Hero” Dolphin

On April 11, a male bottlenose dolphin named Makai was euthanized, reportedly due to ailments related to “old age,” after being captured from the wild and held captive…

Tell Marineland and AAA to Stop Supporting Cetacean Cruelty!

Marineland has wrongly accused an animal rights organization of “exploiting” children – and used this accusation to oppose a Canadian cetacean anti-captivity bill!

Thomas Cook’s Boycott of Dolphin and Elephant Entertainment

Thomas Cook is the most recent company to have had a change of heart about animal captive entertainment - a change that is, in large part, thanks to a big wave of…

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The Tragic Life of Kina the False Killer Whale

40 year-old Kina is the last surviving individual in the United States of the brutal dolphin slaughters that took place in Iki, Japan.

The Vaquita Porpoise Needs Your Voice!

As sad and shocking as it may seem, there are only around 30 vaquita left in the oceans today. They have suffered greatly at the hands of the Mexican shrimp industry,…

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Vancouver Park Board Needs To Hear From You – Again!

Important update - on May 15, the Vancouver Parks Board voted to ban cetacean captivity! Thank you for all your calls and emails to the Board supporting cetacean…

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2017-03-16

Give Thanks! Vancouver Aquarium Cetacean Captivity To Be Stopped!

Important update - on May 15, the Vancouver Parks Board voted to ban cetacean captivity! Thank you for all your calls and emails to the Board supporting cetacean…

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2017-03-09

Air Force Wants To Deafen Whales And Dolphins Near Kauai

Introducing the U.S. Air Force Weapons - Test Plan: something that could harm or kill hundreds of dolphins, whales and potentially many other marine animals off…

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2017-03-07

Vancouver Aquarium Expands Its Beluga Captivity

Vancouver Aquarium is going forward with a $20 million dollar expansion to increase cetacean capacity and reclaim beluga whales on loan for “breeding” in the U.S.…

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2017-02-22

Barcelona Exploring Retirement Options for Dolphins in Closing Facility

The city of Barcelona announced that it will be closing its dolphinarium.

Barcelona Will Shut Down Its Dolphinarium!

We have some great news this holiday season! Barcelona has decided to become a captivity-free city and is reportedly going to shut down its dolphinarium! In October…

Vancouver Aquarium: Get Out of the Beluga Captivity Business!

Tragedy is “business as usual” for the Vancouver Aquarium in Vancouver, Canada, a facility whose business is based on exploiting whales and dolphins by keeping them…

Mother and Daughter Die at Vancouver Aquarium

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER DIE AT VANCOUVER AQUARIUM More Misery at Second Worst Aquarium in Canada CONTACT: Fleur Dawes, fleur@idausa.org, +44 (0) 751-582-1141; Toni Frohoff,…

39 Days of Rescue - Lolita

I’m Lolita! Hi! I’m Lolita, an orca kidnapped from my wild family in 1970. I’m held at the Miami Seaquarium in a tiny concrete tank, mostly alone. There’s a huge…

Orca Whales Won’t Be Celebrating at SeaWorld

SeaWorld refuses to release twenty four orca whales held captive in marine parks across three states to seaside pens. Instead, SeaWorld has decided to remodel…

Important Outcomes of International Whaling Commission Meetings

The International Whaling Commission (IWC) meetings in Slovenia wrapped up on Monday. There were some good outcomes for the whales, and some missed (or intentionally…

Whale Sanctuary Plan Demolished by Japan and Other Whaling Nations

The proposed South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary (SAWS) could have finally become a reality this year, if it weren’t for certain nations that insist upon killing these…

Beautiful, Wild Beluga Whales

In Defense of Animals uses the golden rule to keep wild animals in the wild based on what we see in nature and what science tells us about their lives lived in…

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