Author Archives: Helene O'Barry
14Aug
Animal Humiliation at Dubai Dolphinarium
Many Internet users reacted with shock when footage emerged of a dolphin trainer straddling a dolphin that was helplessly beached on the
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24Jul
Loro Parque Thinks Foraging ‘Not a Big Deal’ for Orcas
On a hot, sunny afternoon, the orcas at Loro Parque in Tenerife, Spain, were working through the third killer whale spectacle that
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02Jun
Loro Parque Blames Activists for Whale Captures
Loro Parque, a zoo in the Canary Islands of Spain, recently published a statement on its Facebook page in response to the
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16May
Keto: 24 Years Behind Bars
Keto is without doubt one of the most impressive beings I have ever seen. His sleek, torpedo-shaped body has undergone millions of
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22Feb
Orphaned Risso’s Dolphins Dumped at Sea
Tragedy struck again in Taiji on February 14 when the hunters captured a nursery pod of 10 Risso’s dolphins. Four of them
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05Feb
“Sad” SeaWorld Loses Another Orca
“The entire SeaWorld family is deeply saddened by the loss.” These words are part of a statement put out by entertainment giant
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29Jan
Unfathomable Cruelty in The Cove
14Jan
Is Norway Creating Their Own Killing Cove?
Is Norway about to create a killing cove in Scandinavia, like in Taiji, Japan? It looks like some people there are trying
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06Jan
Swim, Tilikum, Swim
03Oct
Thomas Cook and the Five Freedoms
Many of us who work to stop the capture and confinement of dolphins were hopeful for lasting, positive change when British travel
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