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A trapper in my midst
It just now, years after the fact, sunk in that someone almost killed my cat as a result of an intentional act. When I was in high school, my cat went missing for a few days. This was very unusual...
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Eight deaths, three survivors: the survival odds are not good: EMPTY THE TANKS!
Verdict: brain damage due to overdose of antibiotics is the cause of the deaths of two dolphins, Shadow and Chelmers, housed at Connyland. Administered by Connyland veterinarian, the Examiner reports...
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Shedd Aquarium cross-promotion of marine mammal captivity
Media was there on the Georgia Aquarium’s opening day and since, for instance, when the dolphins were used to promote the Superbowl. Perhaps it is news when there is a new “world’s largest aquarium”...
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Atlanta’s ‘Blackfish’ audience recognizes the “pink dolphin in the room”
It was clear that Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s documentary, Blackfish, struck a chord with the Atlanta audience when the manager of the Midtown Art Cinema had to use a gentle nudge more than once to stop...
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Pixar: How about another tweak to revised ending to ‘Finding Nemo’ sequel?
In a truly awesome announcement, we learned that Pixar reconnoitered with the Blackfish folks, including director Gabriela Cowperthwaite, to discuss revising its ending to the sequel to Finding Nemo,...
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Saving Japan’s Dolphins – Atlanta one of over 100 events worldwide
The Atlanta community is no stranger to dolphins. But whether it is aware of the issues surrounding keeping dolphins in captivity or the hunting of dolphins for the aquarium industry is another...
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Pride at the Georgia Aquarium: an assault on humanity’s sense of ethics
As the Pride Festival gets into full swing this weekend in Atlanta, Georgia, its weekend events were kicked off yesterday at the Georgia Aquarium, described by the Atlanta Pride Committee on its...
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How can I watch Blackfish? Let me count the ways.
As Blackfish continues to open in theaters around the world, the U.S. is “atwitter” with the film’s buzz, with over a million viewers in the 9p to 11p time slot on October 24 alone. Folks from the...
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A limerick for Captain Paul’s return
Captain Paul Watson and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., flanked by supporters and members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on his return to the United States. Photo by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society...
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The Origin of SeaWorld
In 1964 four fraternity brothers had an idea. The idea was a restaurant with an underwater bar in the background, rather like a piano bar, but the “piano bar” was captive living beings. Not too big a...
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Does the Georgia Aquarium understand “extinction”?
The Georgia Aquarium uses the term “extinction” in its recent petition to garner support for taking wild belugas out of the ocean and putting them into tanks. Whether the Georgia Aquarium understands...
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SeaWorld uses full-page advertisement: an insult to both orca and human
As SeaWorld recoils from the truth-telling Gabriela Cowperthwaite film, Blackfish, various interests have stepped forward in SeaWorld’s defense. Its defense by the Florida Attractions Association is...
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Former SeaWorld copywriter’s note in light of Open Letter
As we read SeaWorld’s Open Letter, which it wrote in response to the truth-telling documentary Blackfish and published in several U.S. newspapers, we could spot the spins and turns it wove for an...
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A sea of cars that say “Watch #Blackfish”
Cars windows have been pronouncing gleeful occasions, such as marriage, since there were car windows. Whether with tempera paints, shoe polish, or (plant-based) soap, there is a sea of “announcement”...
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Sometimes A Great Nocean: the Simpsons Does SeaWorld
The Twitterverse plants ideas that can’t be shaken, like the tune that someone innocently hums while passing you on the opposite escalator. Today’s sticky thought began innocently enough. Watch as the...
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Why DO people like “Blackfish”?
James Franco has “analyzed” the appeal of Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s award-winning film Blackfish and has what I’ve seen characterized as some interesting observations. His theory is that Blackfish...
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Title asks whether Taiji may be causing problems for SeaWorld
The Texarkana Gazette has published (and pulled, much like what happened when the Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote a story about the Georgia Aquarium’s plan to import 18 wild-caught beluga whales), a...
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SeaWorld’s impact: Teaching children that captivity is okay, since 1964
I’m not a screenwriter, so I don’t know the technical names and symbols, but as I watched SeaWorld’s latest commercial, I imagined how the script might have looked: [Fade in] [Cue soft, soothing music]...
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The Taiji dolphin drive hunt is not a “cull”: ALERT THE MEDIA
The Taiji dolphin drive hunt is not a cull. Alert the media. If the captivity industry found that they had “bad breeding stock” and decided to kill the bad ones in order to “improve” their stock, that...
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SeaWorld is coming for your children
SeaWorld is coming for your children. SeaWorld uses cute pictures to create a happy sea wonderland. Who could resist? Hmm. How about YOU! It will use pop music and pretty, clapping, spandex-clad youths...
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