Phase-out of marine mammal exhibition appears to be underway SEOUL, South Korea––“Marine mammals are now prohibited from being used for exhibition purposes as well as programs that involve riding or feeding marine mammals,” effective immediately, the South Korean Ministry of Oceans & Fisheries announced on December 14, 2023. “Starting today,” the announcement continued, “aquariums in […]
Ric O’Barry’s Dolphin Project celebrates a triple dolphin release in Bali
Culminates 12-year campaign BALI, Indonesia––Ric O’Barry’s Dolphin Project on September 3, 2022 celebrated the release into the open ocean of the bottlenose dolphins Johnny, Rocky, and Rambo, after three years of rehabilitation and a decade-long campaign to free them from the captive dolphin exhibition industry. “We’re tracking them now,” Ric O’Barry emailed to ANIMALS 24-7. […]
Bali hotel dolphins rescued––but will they be freed?
10-year effort gets animals out of sub-par facility BALI, Indonesia––The Jakarta Animal Aid Network and Ric O’Barry’s Dolphin Project on August 7, 2019 celebrated the transfer of two dolphins and a menagerie of other animals from “deplorable conditions” at the Melka Excelsior Hotel in Lovina, North Bali, Indonesia to a variety of other Bali animal […]
Indonesia still has traveling dolphin shows
Indonesia is the last country with a traveling dolphin show. This clearly is nothing to be proud of: traveling dolphin shows are forbidden worldwide for good reasons. As “Doubledealing sabotages dolphin rehab & release project in Indonesia” recounts (https://www.animals24-7.org/2013/03/22/doubledealing-…t-in-indonesia/ ), Indonesian forestry minister Zulkifli Hasan on February 5, 2013 stated on the @america live television program that […]
Doubledealing sabotages dolphin rehab & release project in Indonesia
Double-crossed twice in two months JAKARTA, UBUD––Double-crossed in January 2013 by Solomon Islands dolphin hunters, Dolphin Project founder Ric O’Barry was double-crossed again a few weeks later in Indonesia. Speaking on the @america live television program, hosted by the U.S. Embassy, Indonesian forestry minister Zulkifli Hasan on February 5, 2013 told O’Barry and Jakarta Animal […]