SeaWorld Former Trainers Speak Out
Former SeaWorld trainers speak about the danger and about how wrong it is to be keeping killer whales in captivity in the first place.
Typhoon Delays Taiji Dolphin Massacre
The infamous dolphin drive hunt that takes place at this time each year in the coastal town of Taiji, Japan, is on hold – but only temporarily.
Will Research on Chimps Be Banned?
It’s looking increasingly like the end is in sight for the use of chimpanzees in invasive research in the United States.
Going Ape
One of the main ethical conundrums surrounding experimenting on chimpanzees has always been that if you justify doing these experiments on the basis that chimps are very similar to humans, you have a harder time justifying it morally.
Dutch Court Sides with Morgan the Orca
Animal protection groups are celebrating a Dutch court decision, which ruled that Morgan the orca should not be sent to a marine circus.
Helping Elephants to Pack Trunks
Bob Barker hosts press conference in Canada about a plan to move the three elephants at the Toronto Zoo to a California sanctuary.
Family of Killer Whale Victim Breaks Their Silence
As Tilikum the killer whale goes back on show at SeaWorld, the family of Dawn Brancheau, the trainer whom he killed violently and shockingly last year during a performance, has broken a year of public silence.
Missouri Puppy Mills Back in Glare
In Nov., Missouri voters approved a measure that would give some protection to dogs in puppy mills. But lawmakers immediately laid plans to repeal the new law.
Turbo and the Dolphins
The dog was in danger of drowning when dolphins came to the rescue. Why do they go out of their way to make friends and protect us and our pets from trouble?
Dolphins Save Drowning Doberman
Turbo couldn’t be found anywhere; he was in the canal. Without help, he would surely have drowned. But Turbo was lucky: there were dolphins in the canal!
A Whale of a Week
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has been patrolling the Southern Ocean for several years, getting in the way of huge Japanese whaling ships and making an excellent nuisance of themselves. This week, they claimed victory!
The Dolphin Blog
Their lives, their intelligence and how they’re exploited. A year ago, Tilikum the orca killed one of his trainers at SeaWorld. Much has been revealed since then
SeaWorld to Press Judge for Closed Hearings
Dolphin protection groups are crying foul at SeaWorld’s latest maneuver to prevent information about the circumstances surrounding the death of orca trainer Dawn Brancheau from being made public.
Former Staffers Lift Veil of Secrecy on SeaWorld
A year after the death of SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau at SeaWorld Orlando, two former trainers have published a report detailing what life is like for orcas (also known as killer whales) in captivity.
SeaWorld’s New Show
A year after SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed by the 6-ton captive orca, Tilikum, the corporation is getting ready to open a new killer-whale show at its three U.S. marine circuses.
Spanish TV Network Bans Bullfighting
Spain’s largest TV network explains that children view violence toward animals with anxiety, and “we must therefore avoid it by all means.”
Communion in the Wild
This is from Part Three – A New Beginning for Dolphins – of our feature “Dolphins and Us”
A New Beginning for Dolphins?
This is from Part Three – A New Beginning for Dolphins – of our feature “Dolphins and Us”
When the Watchdog Is Just a Guard Dog
This is from Part Three – A New Beginning for Dolphins – of our feature “Dolphins and Us”
Freeing Lolita!
This is from Part Three – A New Beginning for Dolphins – of our feature “Dolphins and Us”