The U.K.-based animal rights group World Animal Protection’s new “report” on zoos, aquariums, and marine parks with dolphins is long on rehashed allegations and short on the scientific research to support them.
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October 2019
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October 2019
“Airbnb’s new policy is based on a false narrative peddled by animal rights extremists, not peer-reviewed science or real animal welfare."
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October 2019
Misled by Animal Rights Extremists, Travel Company Decision Hurts Cetaceans in the Wild and in Human Care
Wash., D.C., Oct. 2, 2019—TripAdvisor’s decision to stop selling tickets to accredited conservation facilities that work to rescue, research, and conserve whales, dolphins and porpoises is misguided, shortsighted, and would harm animals in the wild and in human care.
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August 2019
AMMPA issued the following statement in response to British Airways Holidays’ decision to no longer offer tickets to destinations that feature animals.
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July 2019
Virgin Holidays' Pandering to Animal Rights Extremists is Unfortunate; Missed Opportunity to Support Work that Is Helping Animals in the Wild
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June 2019
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On June 10, 2019, the Canadian Parliament passed a bill to ban the public display of cetaceans (whales and dolphins) in Canada. Groups opposed to zoos and aquariums had lobbied for this bill for several years, and finally convinced enough legislators that this would be good policy.
But is it?
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May 2019
One of the questions that people often ask is, “How long do dolphins in marine mammal facilities live?” To answer that question, researchers in this study analyzed life expectancy and survival rates for all bottlenose dolphins in U.S. zoological facilities since 1974. They analyzed the data across several time periods to track historical trends, and also compared the data to previously published studies of wild dolphin populations.
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