- Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 13:13
- Breaking News, Marine Animals, Marine Mammals
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San Francisco, Calif. (November 24, 2010) – After a year of deliberation, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled to block the National Marine Fisheries Service's killing of federally protected sea lions on the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington. In Defense of Animals (IDA) and the Sea Lion Defense Brigade (SLDB) have campaigned against the state-sanctioned sea lion killing for more than three ...
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Following premature death of young orca Sumar, IDA renews call for government action
San Rafael, Calif. (September 9, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) today blasted SeaWorld for the death of Sumar, a young 12-year old male orca who lived a tragic and completely unnatural existence as a circus animal at SeaWorld in San Diego. A victim of SeaWorld’s ruthless and continuing attempts to breed ...
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IDA to argue that Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) captured “Willy”below the Bonneville Dam without proper authority
Salem Ore. (September 2, 2010) - A California sea lion held captive in Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas is unaware that his fate will be decided today in court. In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal protection organization, will represent Willy at a 1:30 p.m. ...
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San Rafael, Calif. (August 25, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) today praised the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for issuing three safety violations, including one classified as “willful,” to SeaWorld Orlando as a result of the death of Dawn Brancheau, a dolphin trainer killed at SeaWorld by Tilikum, a 17 foot male orca.
“Orcas are apex predators who suffer intensely from the confinement ...
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- Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 12:54
- Breaking News, Marine Animals, Marine Mammals
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San Rafael, Calif. – As more than 500,000 to one million gallons of oil spew into the Gulf of Mexico daily killing untold numbers of wildlife and destroying critical habitat to sustain more than 400 species of marine-based animals, In Defense of Animals (IDA) is urging the public to demand that President Obama reinstate the moratorium on all off-shore drilling in U.S.
“It is preposterous that ...
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- Monday, June 7, 2010, 15:19
- Breaking News, Marine Mammals
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San Rafael, Calif. – In Defense of Animals (IDA) says the death of Taima, a 20-year-old orca who died Sunday while giving birth to her stillborn calf at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida reinforcs IDA’s argument that orcas are unsuitable for life in captivity. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) must create regulations to prohibit captive breeding and phase out the public display of orcas. Tilikum, ...
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- Monday, May 17, 2010, 8:29
- Breaking News, Marine Mammals
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San Francisco, Calif. (May 15, 2010) – Today, In Defense of Animals (IDA) will be leafleting at Pier 39 to build public support in urging Congress to create and enforce stricter regulations to protect marine mammals held in aquaria for public display. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is considering changes to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) regulations and IDA staff and volunteers will ...
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- Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 10:48
- Breaking News, Marine Mammals
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Tokyo, Japan – For many years, Taiji, Japan has been a target of international criticism due to its cruel mass capture and horrific slaughter of mercury-contaminated dolphins and pilot whales, both for human consumption and to supply captive marine mammal aquaria industry. Evidence presented in the Academy Award winning film The Cove, and in University of Hokkaido Professor Tetsuya Endo’s study revealed that Taiji residents ...
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- Saturday, April 24, 2010, 13:19
- Breaking News, Marine Mammals
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“Party for the Planet, Earth Day Celebration” celebrates exploitation
Vallejo, Calif. (April 24, 2010) – As Six Flags Discovery Kingdom’s “Party for the Planet, Earth Day Celebration” begins, In Defense of Animals (IDA) and “A Call For the Release Of All Captive Orcas”, a local group, will be on hand to counter the park’s misinformation. The demonstrators will expose the cruelty and misery marine mammals experience ...
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- Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 9:05
- Breaking News, Marine Mammals
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Cascade Locks, Ore. – Angered over Washington and Oregon state wildlife agencies killing five more sea lions at the Bonneville Dam yesterday, In Defense of Animals (IDA), Sea Lion Defense Brigade, and Animal Defense League will send representatives to the dam today to confront wildlife agencies and demand answers to pointed questions. The activists challenge the the efficacy and ethics of the misguided program to ...
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- Monday, March 8, 2010, 16:20
- Breaking News, Marine Mammals
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Global spotlight may help end dolphin massacre and the poisoning of people in Japan who eat dolphins
San Rafael, Calif. (March 8, 2010) – In Defense of Animals (IDA) is praising the Best Documentary Academy Award choice of The Cove, hailing the Oscar recognition as a major victory for dolphins. The film is based on the Save Japan Dolphins Coalition (SJD) campaign to stop the slaughter ...
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- Thursday, March 4, 2010, 9:43
- Breaking News, Marine Mammals
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Activists will protest the opening of the sea lion killing season and the death of the sea lion "Lionel"
Cascade Locks, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has reported the first sea lion trap and kill of the season. Named "Lionel" by students from Redland Elementary School, but known to wildlife agencies by the brand “C653," the sea lion was trapped ...
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