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Investigation Finds Hazardous Chemicals with Killer Whale Food Supply at SeaWorld6 comments

The Orca Project wrote 3 months ago: Recently released photos reveal more damaging evidence into the haphazard management of killer whale … more →

Tags: APHIS, Captivity Issues, Dawn Brancheau, hazardous chemicals, OSHA, Seaworld, USDA, Chemicals, death

Fighting for the civil rights of orcas

peoplefortheethicaltreatmentofanimals wrote 3 months ago: By Kathy Guillermo What excuse is given for denying some beings the protection afforded by the law? … more →

Tags: Entertainment, animal rights, PETA, Seaworld, Orcas, Slavery, 13th Amendment, Jeffrey Kerr, Philip Hirschkop

Case Dismissed2 comments

World Wide Waves wrote 3 months ago: Aerial view of orca tanks at SeaWorld It was big news when People for the Ethical Treatment of Anima … more →

Tags: Marine Wildlife, Oceans, whales, animal welfare, cetaceans, Orca, Captivity, Cetaceans, orca whale

Lawsuit on behalf of performing orcas thrown out by judge2 comments

Reuters wrote 3 months ago: A federal judge in San Diego has thrown out an animal rights group’s lawsuit accusing SeaWorld of en … more →

Tags: News, U. S. news, Seaworld

Author of "Death at SeaWorld" on NPR Radio Orlando1 comment

The Orca Project wrote 4 months ago: Listen to David Kirby, author of the soon-to-be-released book “Death at SeaWorld“ on Nat … more →

Tags: Captivity Issues, David Kirby, Dawn Brancheau, John Jett, OSHA, Seaworld, death, killer whale, npr

Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity5 comments

The Orca Project wrote 4 months ago: In what is sure to be a blockbuster best-selling book, author and journalist David Kirby introduces … more →

Tags: Captivity Issues, David Kirby, Dawn Brancheau, Dr Naomi Rose, OSHA, Seaworld, book, Captivity, death

Captivity: Home Away From Home?

Brittany Hahn wrote 4 months ago: Jacques Cousteau, the famous marine conservationist, once said, “No aquarium, no tank in a mar … more →

Tags: blogs, beyond blue, Captivity, Dolphin, Flipper, Great White Shark, killer whale, monterey bay, Sea World

Big Top Brawl: Ringling Bros. sparks protests over elephant abuse (with a lengthy disgression related to the depravity of SeaWorld).3 comments

Shelton Hull wrote 4 months ago: Hey, kids: The circus is coming to town! I bet you can’t wait, right? Sure. It is reasonable to assu … more →

Tags: Florida, Politics, media, Art, Money Jungle, previews, Economics, Jax Protest, Ringling Brothers

Sea World's Tilikum Is Sick

Brittany Hahn wrote 5 months ago: Many people recognize the name Tilikum. As a controversial bull orca that killed three people, inclu … more →

Tags: blogs, Dawn Brancheau, killer whale, ORCA, Save Japan Dolphins, Sea World

Please Consider Making an End of Year Donation to The Orca Project!1 comment

The Orca Project wrote 5 months ago: Dear fans, followers and supporters of The Orca Project. We need your assistance! We have a lot of i … more →

Tags: Bingo, Captivity Issues, Gudrun, ikaika, Kalina, Kandu VII, Katina, keto, Kiska

Seaworld...2 comments

garyskeete wrote 6 months ago: Image by mars_discovery_district via Flickr Watching the news clips on the TV, I can’t help bu … more →

Tags: Education, Medicine, Anatomy, Recreation, Seaworld, Television, Orlando Florida, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Florida

Truth In Orca Education Initiative1 comment

Animal Life wrote 6 months ago: SeaWorld’s Orca displays have no intrinsic educational value and therefore should be shutdown. Main … more →

Tags: Endangered Species, Endangered Species Act, wildlife, Education, Marine Life, Animal Life, ORCA, killer whale, Seaworld

SeaWorld Rising Pool Floor Progress

timzimmermann wrote 6 months ago: Just a couple of pics of what the SeaWorld Florida G-Pool prototype rising floor is looking like the … more →

Tags: Diary Of A Killer Whale, Dawn Brancheau, Seaworld, OSHA

SeaWorld Vs. OSHA: Now We Wait1 comment

timzimmermann wrote 6 months ago: My report on Round 2 of the SeaWorld appeal of OSHA’s citation against SeaWorld Florida is up … more →

Tags: Diary Of A Killer Whale, Dawn Brancheau, Seaworld, OSHA

SeaWorld vs OSHA Hearing Concludes- Judge's Decision Pending

The Orca Project wrote 6 months ago: Artist rendering of SeaWorld vs OSHA hearing- via Wesh 2 News, Orlando In August, 2010, OSHA issued … more →

Tags: Dawn Brancheau, OSHA, Seaworld

How Did SeaWorld Florida Handle Waterwork After Alexis Martinez Died?9 comments

timzimmermann wrote 6 months ago: Credit: Rishi Menon/Flickr One of the key questions in the OSHA versus SeaWorld smackdown happening … more →

Tags: Diary Of A Killer Whale, alexis martinez, Dawn Brancheau, keto, OSHA, Seaworld

Killer In The Pool--Uncut12 comments

timzimmermann wrote 6 months ago: The story of how the life of Tilikum, the SeaWorld orca, came to mean the death of Dawn Brancheau, i … more →

Tags: Diary Of A Killer Whale, Dawn Brancheau, Seaworld, Killer In The Pool

New Photos of Killer Whale involved in Trainer Death at SeaWorld15 comments

The Orca Project wrote 6 months ago: Tilikum slides across the shallow ledge as he begins the brutal death of Dawn Brancheau The Occupati … more →

Tags: Dawn Brancheau, Seaworld, killer whale, ORCA, OSHA

Fin Collapse in Killer Whales

Brittany Hahn wrote 6 months ago: Approximately 1% of wild orcas exhibit fin collapse, where the dorsal fin leans to one side.  A rare … more →

Tags: blogs, Captivity, free willy, Keiko, Killer Whales, Marine, National Marine Fisheries Service, Orcas, Sea World


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