Tag: Seaworld

  • Mexico City Bill Outlaws Whale And Dolphin Performances

    Mexico City Bill Outlaws Whale And Dolphin Performances

    Mexico City, Mexico – In Defense of Animals has welcomed a landmark bill that prohibits the use of dolphins for entertainment. The Legislative Assembly of Mexico City passed a bill on Tuesday August 1, 2017, that outlaws cetacean performances and training, as well as whale and dolphin use in research or therapy. “This landmark ban…

  • Animal Organizations Plead For Dolphins Exclusion In New Mississippi Aquarium

    Animal Organizations Plead For Dolphins Exclusion In New Mississippi Aquarium

    Gulfport, Miss. – Last week,  19 international animal protection organizations  joined forces for World Oceans Day  to plead for dolphins to be excluded from the new Mississippi Aquarium, slated to open in 2019. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Born Free Foundation, and Sonar are among the organizations that signed In Defense of Animals’ letter…

  • Niagara Falls Ontario Marineland Shamed As Worst Aquarium In Canada

    Niagara Falls Ontario Marineland Shamed As Worst Aquarium In Canada

    International animal protection organization, In Defense of Animals, today released its list of the Ten Worst Tanks for Dolphins and Whales in North America, with Ontario’s Marineland shamed as the worst aquarium in Canada, and second overall. The facility is listed as having the ‘starkest contrast’ between a ‘solitary orca and beluga whale hoarding’ while Canada’s…

  • Protest at Marineland, Niagara Falls Gains Momentum

    Protest at Marineland, Niagara Falls Gains Momentum

    On Saturday August 18th- hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the main entrance gates of Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario. At stake was the ethical treatment of animals used for performances and entertainment. Over the past three years there have been increased reports by the media regarding the attacking of trainers by killer whales…