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22 February 2017
Q. Have any studies been done on orcas in captivity? In 1992 Erich Hoyt authored a report entitled `The Performing Orca - why the show must stop´[i], which involved a study of marine parks around...
7 November 2016
The Zoos Directive - which, if effectively implemented, could reduce the suffering of captive animals and prevent zoo animals being used as mere amusement across Europe - is currently being evaluated as...
30 January 2016
The Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2015 (HR4019) seeks to prohibit the import, export, and taking of orcas and orca products, and to prohibit breeding for exhibition. Orcas swim over 100...
9 October 2015
The California Coastal Commission voted unanimously this week to approve San Diego SeaWorld´s plan to build bigger orca tanks, but with the significant condition that they end their captive breeding program....
13 August 2014
ADI has teamed up with 30 other animal groups to oppose plans to build a dolphinarium on the Portuguese island of Maderia. In a joint letter, the governor is urged to abandon the proposed plans for the...
11 March 2014
UPDATE: Sadly the Bill has been postponed until 2015, as decided during its hearing on April 8, 2014 by the California State Assembly´s Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife. ADI will post updates on...
20 February 2014
ADI has condemned the BBC for collaborating with a marine park that exploits dolphins for entertainment during the making of `Spy In The Pod´. The series, narrated by actor David Tenant, involved strapping...
19 February 2014
ADI and 40 other groups have signed up to a joint letter spearheaded by Whale and Dolphin Conservation and Cetacean Society International which calls on the World Association of Zoos and Aquaria (WAZA)...