The Case for Basic Dolphin Rights
This is from Part Three – A New Beginning for Dolphins – of our feature “Dolphins and Us”
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Westminster Porn Show
One of the world's few remaining pageants of objectification and commoditization.
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The ‘Animal Rights’ Paradox
How's the animal rights movement doing? If you rate it by the simple question "How many animals have rights?" you'd have to say "Not very well." Call it the animal rights paradox.
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At Sundance, a Triumph for "Unlocking the Cage"
Premiered at Sundance, the movie follows attorney Steven M. Wise as he argues to a high court judges that chimpanzee Tommy has the capacity for legal rights and should be set free…
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Pigs: Smart & Machiavellian
Winston Churchill famously said: “A dog looks up to you; a cat looks down on you; only a pig treats you as an equal.” But that, of course, is hardly how we treat them…
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Half the World’s Wildlife Destroyed in the Last 40 Years
In a sane world, it would be headline news. Everything else would immediately come to a screeching halt to make way for a massive, worldwide attempt to turn things around. (Of…
The Whale Who Took Down SeaWorld
Egg Industry Concession Is No ‘Victory’
For Chimps, the End of Vivisection, Almost
Cecil Is the Least of It
The Dolphin Trade in the World Spotlight
This is from Part Three – A New Beginning for Dolphins – of our feature “Dolphins and Us”
Is SeaWorld on the Ropes?
This is from Part Three – A New Beginning for Dolphins – of our feature “Dolphins and Us”
Could Tilikum Also be Set Free?
This is from Part Three – A New Beginning for Dolphins – of our feature “Dolphins and Us”
Living at Peace with Pigeons
How pigeon lofts are good news for birds – and also for cities By Marleen Drijgers. (Photos by Regina Jockwer) (Editor’s Note: In her previous post,…
Walking with Chimps
On a visit to an island sanctuary, a woman feeds porridge to a baby chimp, holds a teenage chimp in her arms, and gets groomed.
How Loving Your Pet is Like a Virus – or a Song
A psychologist explains why the desire to keep pets is like a virus – the most adorable virus ever.
Five Things to Do When a Wild Animal Needs Help
Should you pick them up? Who should you call? What’s the best way to help? Some things you should always do, sometimes do, and never do.
My Visit to the Dolphins at SeaWorld
The dolphin show was a cross between a Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil extravaganza, a Disney on Ice performance, and a dolphin show.
SeaWorld claims that it does much to educate people, especially children, about the animals in its shows and the benefits of its parks to conservation. But there was no factual information provided during the performance at all. Some factoids were provided before the show started. These were pre-recorded by children, and went along the lines of “Hi, I’m Suzie. I’m 10 years old. Did you know that SeaWorld’s dolphins can weigh up to 500 pounds? That’s more than two professional football players!”
It was very difficult to hear these pronouncements over the noise of the crowd. As far as I could tell, most people were not even aware of them.
Ric O’Barry — from Flipper to The Cove
This is from Part Two of “The Big Business of Dolphins” in our feature “Dolphins and Us.”
The Big Business of Dolphins
This is from Part Two of “The Big Business of Dolphins” in our feature “Dolphins and Us.”
Tilikum: The Slave who Fought Back
This is from Part Two of “The Big Business of Dolphins” in our feature “Dolphins and Us.”
The Real Story — Freeing Keiko
This is from Part Two of “The Big Business of Dolphins” in our feature “Dolphins and Us.”
Life and Death at SeaWorld
This is from Part Two of “The Big Business of Dolphins” in our feature “Dolphins and Us.”
The Movie that Launched a Revolution
This is from Part Two of “The Big Business of Dolphins” in our feature “Dolphins and Us.”
The Drive Hunts
This is from Part Two of “The Big Business of Dolphins” in our feature “Dolphins and Us.”
‘Don’t Buy a Ticket!’
This is from Part Two of “The Big Business of Dolphins” in our feature “Dolphins and Us.”
How Current Animal Extinctions Will Affect Future
“No one can predict which species will be around.” New research by paleobiologist Dr. John Alroy predicts serious consequences for life on Earth in wake of…
The Intelligent Way to Be Intelligent
Are dolphins better at it than we are? By Michael Mountain I was talking about dolphins on Animal Wise Radio with Mike Fry and Beth Nelson.…
What SeaWorld Doesn’t Want You to Know
A young orca dies at SeaWorld. His trainers say they are “mourning the sudden death.” SeaWorld executives keep repeating that Sumar was “part of our family.” But here’s the real story on Sumar’s family.