No Whales in Captivity

Cruelty of captivity industry exposed

VANCOUVER AQUARIUM BUYS DOLPHINS FROM JAPAN, DESPITE PROTESTS FROM CONSERVATION GROUPS AND WARNINGS FROM THE WORLD ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS

Click here for the protest letter regarding dolphins brought from Japan to the Vancouver Aquarium from Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

Click here for the power point presentation on the Vancouver Aquarium purchasing dolphins from Japan from Riley Goldstone of the Environmental Law Centre.

Click here for a letter from the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums warning member not to buy from the Japanese dolphin drive.

Click here for a report on the bloody Japanese dolphin drive by the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society of the UK.

HSUS ANTI-CAPTIVITY REPORT

The Humane Society of the United States has published a revised copy of the report "The Case Against Marine Mammals in Captivity", which offers numerous case studies and a broad range of published, and peer-reviewed references to support its arguments, and they are challenging the aquarium industry to provide the same.

Highlights from the report include:

The primary justification for the public display of marine mammals is the educational benefit of these exhibits. However, marine theme parks and aquaria have never performed an objective evaluation of the effectiveness of their education programs.
Fewer than 5 percent to 10 percent of zoos and aquaria are involved in substantial conservation programs. The amount spent on these programs is a mere fraction of the income generated by the facilities. Simply exhibiting wildlife is not considered conservation.
Dolphinaria and aquaria often present their marine mammal breeding programs as conservation projects, but few endangered or threatened species are being bred in captivity and no reintroduction-to-the-wild research is being conducted by the facilities, at least for whales and dolphins.
Whales and dolphins are still captured for display routinely around the globe, particularly in the Caribbean, Asia, Russia, and the south Pacific. Most of these captures are inhumane and result in numerous deaths.
The intent-and hope-of The Humane Society of the United States and the World Society for the Protection of Animals is that this report stimulates a complete and balanced dialogue amongst stakeholders - the industry, the public, and the research community," said Susan Sherwin, campaigns manager for the World Society for the Protection of Animals. "It's time to take a good, hard, honest look at the captive display industry and see it for what it truly is rather than what we want it to be. Let's start looking at this from the marine mammals' point of view instead of our own."

Over 26 whales and dolphins have died under the "care" of the Aquarium, including 6 baby whales and dolphins. How many more whales need to suffer and die before you do something about it?

LIST OF WHALE AND DOLPHIN TANKS CLOSED AROUND THE WORLD
DUE TO PUBLIC OPINION

Country / State	Town	Facility	Comments / Date Closed (if known)
Argentina	Buenos Aires	Municipal Swimming Pool – Dolphin Swim Programme	Closed
Australia	Adelaide	Marineland	Closed
Australia	Waragamba	Waragamba Dam Dolphinarium	Closed
Bahamas	Bimini	Lerner Marine Lab	Closed
Belgium	Antwerp	Antwerp Zoo Dolphinarium	Closed
Brazil	Santos	Santos Amusement Park	Closed
Canada - Quebec	Granby	Granby Zoo	Never opened proposed dolphinarium
Canada - Quebec	Montreal	Montreal Biodome	Plans to capture beluga whales abandoned
Canada – British Columbia	Victoria	Sealand Dolphinarium	Closed after orcas drowned trainer 1993
Canada – British Columbia	Vancouver	Vancouver Aquarium	Orca whale tank closed, last orca sold 2001
Canada – Ontario	Maple	Wonderland	Closed
Colombia	San Andres	Seaquarium	Closed
France	Paris	Moulin Rouge Nightclub Dolphin Show	Closed
Germany	Hamburg	Hagenbeck Zoo Dolphinarium	Closed
Germany	Rust	Europapark Rust	Closed
Germany	Hamburg	Hansaland Dolphinarium	Closed
Germany	Hossloch	Holiday Park Dolphinarium	Closed
Germany	Bruhl	Phantasialand Dolphinarium	Closed
Guatemala	Guatemala City	Dolphin Swim Programme	Closed
Haiti	Les Arcadins Islands	Dolphin Swim Park	Closed
Israel	Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv Dolphinarium	Closed
Israel	Tel Aviv	Luna Park Dolphinarium	Closed
Mexico	Acapulco	Paradise	Closed
Mexico	Morelos	Centro Vacacional Oaxtepec	Never Opened
Nicaragua	Managua	Dolphin Swim Programme	Never Opened
Switzerland	Rapperswil	Kinder Zoo Dolphinarium	Closed
United Kingdom – England	Malton	Flamingoland (Dolphin Show)	Closed 1993
United Kingdom – England	Brighton	Brighton Dolphinarium	Closed 1991
United Kingdom – England	Morecambe	Morecambe Dolphinarium	Closed 1990
United Kingdom – England	Windsor	Windsor Safari Park	Closed 1992
USA	Various	Paramount Parks (4 in total)	Closed
USA - Florida	Key Largo	Ocean Reef Club Dolphinarium	Closed
USA – California	Los Angeles	Knotts Berry Farm Dolphinarium	Closed
USA – California	Los Angeles	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Closed
USA – Colorado	Denver	Colorado Ocean Journey	Never Opened
USA – Florida	Fort Lauderdale	Ocean World	Closed
USA – Florida	Key West	US Navy Dolphin Facility	Closed
USA – Florida	Ft Lauderdale	Ocean World	Closed
USA – Hawai’i	Maui	Proposed Dolphinarium	Never Opened
USA – Missouri	Kansas City	Worlds of Fun Dolphinarium	Closed
USA – Missouri	Eureka	Six Flags Mid-America	Closed
USA – New Jersey	Jackson	Six Flags Great Adventure	Closed
USA – Ohio	Aurora	Six Flags Dolphiarium	Closed
USA – Ohio	Sandusky	Cedar Fair	Closed
USA – Ohio	Kings Island	Kings Island	Closed
USA - Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma City Zoo	Closed
USA – South Carolina	Myrtle Beach	Ocean Expo Dolphinarium	Never Opened
USA – South Dakota	Sioux Falls	Marine Life Dolphnarium	Closed
USA – Texas	Galveston	Seaorama	Closed
USA – Texas	Arlington	Six Flags Over Texas	Closed
USA – Texas	Houston	Astro-World of Houston	Closed
USA – Virginia	Virginia Beach	Virginia Marine Science Center	Never Opened
West Indies	Antigua	Dolphin Discovery	Closed

Will you help the whales today?
YES