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Swim with dolphins attractions aren't safe or ethical
Dolphins suffer greatly in captivity. One of the ways they're exploited is in businesses that offer people a chance to "swim with the dolphins."
Captive whales, dolphins and other marine mammals
Underwater exposure: "The Cove" director Louie Psihoyos turns lens on dolphin hunt
The groundbreaking documentary "The Cove" exposes the practice of driving hundreds of dolphins ashore so a small number can be netted for sale to entertainment parks and the rest butchered for food.
Spinner dolphins finally get the much-needed protection they deserve
Hawaiian spinner dolphins, named for their acrobatic displays like leaping out of the water and spinning in the air, are nocturnal.
Breaking news: WTO rules to protect dolphins from tuna fishing fleets
The World Trade Organization delivered a decisive victory today to protect dolphins in one of the longest-running global fights for animal welfare. All tuna sold in the United States with the dolphin-safe label must be caught using methods designed to protect dolphins from harm.
Breaking news: Canada bans captivity of whales and dolphins for entertainment
In a powerful affirmation of the rising global tide against the use of marine animals in performing acts, Canadian lawmakers today voted to end the captivity of whales, dolphins and porpoises for entertainment.
BREAKING NEWS: U.S. House rejects amendment threatening protections for whales, dolphins
The U.S. House has just voted 259 to 160 to reject a bad amendment that would have placed some of America’s most critically endangered marine mammals at even greater risk for their lives while making it easier for oil and gas interests to conduct offshore development activities.
Whales, dolphins and porpoises are disappearing at an alarming rate; Scientists issue urgent call to reverse the tide
Whales, dolphins and porpoises, known collectively as cetaceans, face momentous challenges to their survival today.
‘Free Willy’ Bill banning captivity of whales and dolphins clears Senate
OTTAWA – Canada has reached the halfway mark in prohibiting the captivity of whales and dolphins in Canada with the majority of Senators voting in support of Bill S-203, Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act.
Humane Society International/Canada hails landmark victory as Canada bans whale, dolphin and porpoise captivity
OTTAWA – Canada has passed legislation that bans keeping whales, dolphins and porpoises in captivity for entertainment, as well as the trade, possession, capture and breeding of cetaceans.
Cruel unintentions
Many people are drawn to animal attractions out of a love for animals but end up inadvertently supporting cruelty. Here's how to avoid exploitative wildlife attractions.
Let's seize the moment for animal protection
The annual Taking Action for Animals Conference, organized by the Humane Society of the United States with the Humane Society Le
Here’s how the Biden administration should help animals this year
We recently celebrated progress toward protecting wolves, bears, coyotes, cougars, foxes, bobcats and other native carnivores living on the vast U.S. National Wildlife Refuge System, when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service advanced a rule that would protect them from lethal and flawed “predator control” programs. Until the rule is finalized, however, their lives still hang in the balance, waiting for a decision that could mean the difference between life and death.
Such is the power that public policy has over the lives of animals. And it’s just one decision that we’re urging the Biden administration to make before election season stalls critical activity to finalize protections for so many species.
Unless we act fast, our oceans could lose some of their most precious inhabitants
It’s hard to imagine our oceans without the beautiful and diverse creatures who inhabit them.