Mastodawn

Taiji’s Drive Hunt Season Has Ended https://www.dolphinproject.org/blog/taijis-drive-hunt-season-has-ended/ 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Whales #Science #Whaling #AnimalCruelty #Taiji #AnimalAbuse #CaptivityKills

Taiji’s Drive Hunt Season Has Ended | Dolphin Project

On February 28, the main part of the 2025-26 dolphin drive season ended, however pilot whales may be targeted through the end of April.

Dolphin Project

Herbivore Jan 24

Zoos are the offspring of menageries, collections of exotic animals kept by the powerful. There is no historical, or logical, link to conservation. #CaptivityKills

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/22/zoos-are-opposite-of-educational-they-construct-fictions-about-animals

Zoos are the opposite of educational: they construct fictions about their captives

Joanna Lumley’s call to free UK elephants has exposed flaws in conservation claims

The Guardian

Kate

Dec 23

SeaWorld Orca Katina Dies at 50, Reviving Debate Over Lifelong Captivity https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/seaworld-killer-whale-katina-dies-50-critics-question-lifelong-captivity-1764795 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #Dolphins #Orca #Whales #EmptyTheTanks #CaptivityKills

SeaWorld Killer Whale Katina Dies at 50 as Critics Question Lifelong Captivity

SeaWorld killer whale Katina has died at 50, prompting renewed criticism of lifelong orca captivity and its impact on animal welfare.

International Business Times UK

Kate

Dec 20

Kshamenk, last captive killer whale in Latin America, dies in Argentina https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/12/19/latam-argentina-killer-whale-dies/5441766166497/ 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #Dolphins #Orca #Whales #EmptyTheTanks #CaptivityKills

Kshamenk, last captive killer whale in Latin America, dies in Argentina - UPI.com

Kshamenk, the last killer whale held in captivity in Latin America, died of cardiorespiratory arrest in Argentina at age 35, Mundo Marino said.

UPI

Kate

Sep 4, 2025

Another beluga and a seal die at Marineland. Doug Ford is paying attention https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/niagara-falls-seal-beluga-death-1.7624837 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #Seals #Pinnipeds #AnimalCruelty #AnimalWelfare #EmptyTheTanks #CaptivityKills

Another beluga and a seal die at Marineland. Doug Ford is paying attention | CBC News

The beluga death marks the 20th whale — 19 belugas and one killer whale — to die at the Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction since 2019.

CBC

Kate

Aug 25, 2025

Trainers at marine zoo take extreme measures to stop killer whale from mating with his mother: ‘Perverse new low’ https://nypost.com/2025/08/24/world-news/marine-zoo-stops-killer-whale-from-mating-with-his-mother/ 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Orcas #Whales #AnimalWelfare #EmptyTheTanks #AnimalCruelty #CaptivityKills

Trainers at marine zoo take extreme measures to stop killer whale from mating with his mother: 'Perverse new low'

The French government and animal-rights groups have yet to agree where orcas Wikie, 24 and Keijo, 11 should be moved, leaving the aquatic mammals in limbo, the BBC said.

New York Post

Herbivore Aug 11, 2025

Three elephants swaying in distress at a Danish zoo highlight the urgent need to end animal exploitation and advocate for their freedom 🐘

🎥 Jo-Anne McArthur / Born Free Foundation / We Animals Media

#CaptivityKills