HONG KONG AIRLINES STOP CARRYING DOLPHINS
Every year, large numbers of dolphins are taken from the wild and flown to marine parks around the world. Those that survive transportation live a life of confinement in a tank, performing tricks. In 2012, after coming under pressure from organisations like WDC, Hong Kong Airlines agreed to stop the cruel transport of live dolphins.
30,000
ORIGAMI DOLPHINS DELIVERED TO THE EU WDC and partner organisation OceanCare handed over 30,000 origami whales and dolphins to the European Parliament as part of a protest campaign against dolphins held captive in tanks at dolphinaria across Europe.
DOLPHINARIUM BLOCKED
WDC spearheaded a campaign that helped block a proposal to build a new dolphinarium in the Caribbean and helped convince Switzerland to ban dolphin imports. Artist's impression of how we can watch dolphins without disturbing them
ANIMAL PUBLIC
A SANCTUARY FOR THE RELEASE AND RETIREMENT OF CAPTIVE DOLPHINS
Merlin Entertainments and WDC announced a partnership to create the world’s first dolphin sanctuary that will rehabilitate, release and retire captive dolphins.
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