Introducing the Whale Sanctuary Project
This blog is taking a break for the next few months so that I can devote my energies to the Whale Sanctuary Project. Here’s why.
How Sanctuaries Make Right What’s Wrong
In a time of mass extinction that’s been brought about by human exploitation and can no longer be stopped, what should we do?
What Do Dolphins ‘See’ with Their Ears?
Imagine having two separate auditory circuits in your brain. That’s what dolphins have. So, what does the second one do??
Two Aquariums, Two Choices
As the National Aquarium announces bold plans to create a seaside sanctuary for its dolphins, an exploitation company builds a swim-with-dolphins center in the Arizona desert.
Conservation, Restoration, Reparation
Even though we can never fully recompense these apex predators for what they’ve lost, having their own sanctuary can help to heal the deep wounds we have inflicted upon the fabric of nature itself.
Circus Lions Fly to Sanctuary. Orcas Soon?
On the same day SeaWorld was pushing back against retiring killer whales to sanctuaries, 33 lions from circuses in Peru were heading to a sanctuary in South Africa.
SeaWorld’s Three Whoppers
It was all a bit too good to be true. Even as the CEO of SeaWorld and the CEO of the Humane Society of the U.S. were smiling together, SeaWorld was preparing an advertising blitz trashing animal protection organizations with a series of blatant untruths.
Why SeaWorld’s Decision to Stop Breeding Orcas Is a Mixed Blessing
Orca captivity will still continue for at least another 30 to 50 years.
Tilikum Said to Be Close to Death
He has an infection, SeaWorld says, that is “very resistant to treatment.” The company is expecting yet another miserable, and for them very embarrassing, death.
Bernie, Belugas and the Home Depot
“Whew,” Bernie Marcus mutters to himself. “As long as everyone’s talking about SeaWorld, they won’t be coming after my Georgia Aquarium. At least not for the…
The Whale Who Took Down SeaWorld
A footnote to my earlier post about the quandary now facing SeaWorld. Much credit for what’s happening in the marine circus world goes to the movie…
What Should SeaWorld Do Now?
If you were the new CEO of SeaWorld, what would you do? Last week, you saw yet another nail being driven into the coffin of your…
Secrets of the Dolphin Brain
Two dolphins who died more than 10 years ago after becoming stranded on a beach in North Carolina have just given a team of scientists some…
How SeaWorld Is Like Scientology
If you’ve seen how SeaWorld is responding to John Hargrove’s new book Beneath the Surface, it’s hard to miss the similarities with Scientology’s dirty tricks campaigns…
Hoofin’ It Up with the Humane Society
As some 90 diners trekked around four restaurants in Denver this week, Angela Huffman of the Humane Society of the United States, which is sponsoring the…
SeaWorld Stock Officially in the Tank
When SeaWorld’s stock took a dive earlier this year, the company claimed that the weather and the timing of Easter were to blame for the drop…
SeaWorld Becomes a Laughing Stock
You know your company is in trouble when everyone starts laughing at you. That’s what’s happening to SeaWorld now that the activists have been joined by…
Updates on Legal Rights for Nonhuman Animals
Since the Nonhuman Rights Project filed its first series of lawsuits in December, there have been several other initiatives to secure legal rights for nonhuman animals.…
The Two Arguments of the Taiji Hunters
Where the dolphins are shipped after they’re captured at Taiji The latest dolphin drive hunt at Taiji is now “over”. Over, that is, for the dolphins…
Blackfish, CNN and SeaWorld’s Silence
If you haven’t seen Blackfish yet, be sure to watch it on CNN tomorrow evening. The movie by Gabriella Cowperthwaite uncovers much of what SeaWorld has…