The World Cetacean Alliance and Concerned Advocates from around the Globe Unite to ask Sea World Australia to phase out inclusion of captive cetaceans.
IMG: Courtesy Sea World Gold Coast Australia
In March 2016, the partners of The World Cetacean Alliance, together with a powerful front of 75 large organisations, businesses, individuals and grass roots advocates, spear headed by campaigns chair Sharyn Taylor, sent a letter to Village Roadshow Ltd. (VRL) owners of Sea World on the Gold Coast.
In one united voice we wrote regarding the future overseas development plans of the Australian company encouraging a policy that seeks to phase out the inclusion of captive cetaceans within both current and future marine parks.We asked that VRL look at a revision of their operations and take a more sustainable and responsible approach, be leaders in a highly competitive market and not include cetaceans in future developments, thus encouraging the same of other marine parks.
We are pleased to inform that we received a response from the Director of Marine Science & Wildlife at Sea World, in which he confirmed VRL’s commitment (announced in November 2015) to not source cetaceans from the wild. The response went on to explain that Sea World is committed to listening to the changing views of the community. It also demonstrated a refreshing willingness from the Director to continue dialogue and welcomed the opportunity to work with the WCA.
We would like to thank everyone who signed on to our letter and will do our best to keep you informed as we move forward.
Sign-Ons In Alphabetical Order
ACRES Animal Concerns Research & Education Singapore Adriatic Dolphins AIMR Australian Institute Of Marine Rescues AJP Animal Justice Party Australia Animals Asia Animals Australia Arion Cetacean Rescue & Rehab Research Centre Australian Marine Conservation Society Be As One Foundation Black Cove Blue Cove Days Everyday Forever Born Free Foundation Canadian Marine Protection Society Captive Animal Protection Society Cetacean Society International Change For Animals Foundation Colin Who cares Riddell Dolphin Encounters Research Centre Dr Samuel Hung Earth Island Institute EarthRace Conservation page Empty The Tanks Equinac Eye To Eye Marine Encounters FIAPO Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisation Fin Free Brisbane Fin Free Melbourne Fin Free Sydney FLOD Free Morgan Foundation Futurismo Gina Gow Helen Bobat Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society Instituto Baleia Jubarte International Buddhist Confederation Isabelle Sikora JAAN Jakarta Animal Aid Network Love Wildlife Foundation Thailand Malcolm Barradell Marine Connection MelbournDolphin Morigenos Org Nantucket Marine Mammal Conservation Program Ocean Watch Oceancare Oceanic Preservation Society Oceano-mare Delphis Onlus Orca Aware Orca Network Orca Rescues Foundation Orca Research Trust PAC People Against Captivity Philippine Animal Welfare Society Plavi svijet-Mali Losinij Project Jonah Raggy Charters Ric OBarrys Dolphin Project Samantha Berg Save Japan Dolphins Australia Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Australia SIC Stop Inane Cruelty SMAC Sos Delphines SPCA Animal Caring Ambassador Program SPCA Society For The Protection of Cruelty To Animals Singapore Surfers 4 Cetaceans Think Blue Hawaii Tumares Tarifa VAL Nature Vivamar page WEEAC Wendy Van Gool Wild Barley Will There Be Whales There
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