Tag: captivity

  • Canada Passes Bill Ending Captivity Of Whales & Dolphins

    Canada Passes Bill Ending Captivity Of Whales & Dolphins

    Canada ends whale and dolphin captivity via bill.

  • Dolphin Hunting Season Opens In Japan

    Dolphin Hunting Season Opens In Japan

    Taiji, Japan  – In Defense of Animals denounces the cruel dolphin hunting and killing season that officially opened on September 1 in Taiji, Japan. The hunting season, which goes until March each year, sees the brutal slaughter of hundreds of dolphins. “The primary motivation for the hunting and killing of dolphins is the captivity industry,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Letter To The Silo- Ways To Catch Wild Pigs Is How To Create Socialism

    Letter To The Silo- Ways To Catch Wild Pigs Is How To Create Socialism

    Dear Silo,  a thought to remember-  Marx said,”Remove one freedom per generation and soon you will have no freedom and no one would have noticed.” These are words to the wise, if you can understand what’s going on around you…. * There was a chemistry professor in a large college that had some exchange students in the class.…