The Excellent Adventure

This in, from Ric O’Barry and our friends at OPS:
Dear Friends,
If you watched the Oscars, you saw me and Director Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens accept the Best Documentary awarded by the Academy. Wow, what an incredible moment!
Without your support, this would never have happened. So, even though I wasn’t able to thank you all [...]

Tags: dolphin slaughter, dolphins, Louie Psihoyos, mercury poisoning, Ric O'Barry, Taiji, the cove

Tilikum is the name of the bull orca that just killed its trainer in San Diego.
As a commenter on the Stoke Report said, “I guess I’d be a little more shocked if that had happened with, say, a “snuggler whale”.
I’m going to quote a lot of other documents, below. The emphasis is mine in all [...]

Tags: activism, barbarism, captive animals, captivity, killer whales, marine parks, orca, Ric O'Barry, Taiji, the cove, Tilikum

I finally did it.
As a mom of three small kids, I don’t get out much, and despite having promoted the screenings of the film “The Cove”, I never actually got the chance to go, myself. I had to wait for it to be available on Netflix, fercryingoutloud. But wait I did, and watch it, we [...]

Tags: Environment, sea shepherd, Taiji, the cove

UPDATE: They did it!!!
A big thanks to Broome, Australia

Broome, Australia booted their twisted sister city of Taiji this weekend. This is an exciting step toward ending the dolphin drives!
Thank you to the citizens of Broome for sending many many letters to the council, and to the Shire’s councillors for voting unanimously to suspend their relationship [...]

Tags: Australia, Broome, dolphin slaughter, dolphins, Environment, Ian Campbell, Japan, sea shepherd, Taiji, the cove

UPDATE: Looks like it’ll be showing locally at Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA, on August 8, and at a whole heap of other locations. Check the website!
Go see it. ‘Nuff said.

Tags: dolphins, Environment, the cove