A baby, a five-year-old, and three senior citizens among recent victims TAR HEEL, North Carolina; OPELOUSAS, Louisiana; CLEARLAKE OAKS, California; GRAHAM, Washington; DIGHTON, Massachusetts––Loose ends confound reportage of five fatal alleged dog attacks occurring in the U.S. during the first 15 days of August 2026, and at least one more of several occurring abroad. […]
Verdict in long-delayed Elisa Pilarski pit bull death trial not due before June
Charged with manslaughter in the 2019 case, fiancé Christophe Ellul is expected to receive light sentence SOISSONS, France––The legal outcome of the most publicized pit bull attack ever, the November 16, 2019 dismemberment death of 29-year-old Elisa Pilarski, six months pregnant at the time, will for her fiancé and manslaughter defendant Christophe Ellul, 51, remain […]
Whale Sanctuary Project may not finally get some whales after all
30 belugas, four dolphins, & two orcas may be evicted from Marineland of Canada & Marineland Antibes before Whale Sanctuary Project has any holding facilities NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, Canada; ANTIBES, France––Marineland of Canada, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, founded in 1961, and Marineland Antibes, on the French Riviera, founded in 1970, never shared ownership, but […]
Brigitte Bardot, 91, movie star for 20 years, animal advocate for 52 years
Brigitte Bardot: provocative on film, but even more provocative for animals, for more than twice as long PARIS, France––Brigitte Bardot, 91, a fashion model for four years, a film actress for 20 years, and a full-time animal advocate for the last 52 years of her life, died on December 28, 2025 of undisclosed causes at […]
Whale Sanctuary may finally get two whales; dolphin sanctuaries left waiting
Transfer of orcas from defunct French marine park approved by French government NICE, France––Two orca whales stranded at the former Marineland of Antibes marine mammal park on the French Riviera near Nice, France, are to be transferred to the Whale Sanctuary Project in development in Nova Scotia, Canada, French cabinet minister for ecological transition Mathieu […]
Captive dolphin industry going down, so what becomes of the dolphins?
Bankruptcies & liquidations, with sanctuaries not a here-and-now option MEXICO CITY, Mexico; MIAMI, Florida––Not entirely by coincidence, the Mexican-owned Dolphin Company, owner of 30 dolphinariums worldwide, is bankrupt; the Miami Seaquarium, recently operated by The Dolphin Company, appears to be at the end of 70 years of marine mammal exhibition; and the Mexican Chamber of […]
The Dolphin Company, owners of 30-31 dolphinariums, goes bust
Bankruptcy leaves dolphins’ fate up in the air CANCUN, Mexico––Great excitement among dolphin freedom advocates over the reportedly declared bankruptcy of The Dolphin Company, owners of 30 or 31 dolphinariums in eight nations, depending on which company statement one accepts as current, is tempered by the reality that depending on the terms of the bankruptcy, […]
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson freed from Greenland jail & heading home
“We are happy and relieved that Paul Watson is now free.” NUUK, Greenland––Jailed in remote Nuuk, Greenland since July 21, 2024 by Denmark, acting on a 2010 Interpol warrant obtained by Japan, anti-whaling activist Paul Watson is heading home to France for Christmas with his wife and two sons, ages 3 and 8. “We are […]
Will Paul Watson be home for Christmas, or headed to Japan in chains?
Greenland court extends Paul Watson time in custody until December 18, 2024 NUUK, Greenland––“The court in Greenland has today decided that Paul Watson shall continue to be detained until December 18, 2024 in order to ensure his presence in connection with the decision on extradition,” a Danish police statement declared on December 2, 2024. The […]
Denmark again delays decision on extraditing Paul Watson to Japan
“Theater of the absurd” continues in a Greenland jail NUUK, Greenland––Perhaps the most obvious difference between the Paul Watson saga since his July 21, 2024 arrest in Nuuk, Greenland on a 15-year-old Japanese warrant and the 1949 Samuel Beckett play Waiting for Godot is that most performances of Waiting for Godot run only two to […]