#TakeAction

The documentaries “Blackfish”, “The Cove” and “Blood Dolphin$” show that keeping dolphins and orcas in captivity is unethical and cruel. Ripping them from their families that they would normally grow up with, depriving them of the freedom of the open ocean and instead, confining them to small, concrete tanks to perform tricks for dead fish is a death sentence for these mammals. No matter how sophisticated the enclosure, no man made facility can ever hope to replicate the wild world of dolphins.

Please help today by taking the following action steps:

Share your pledge on social media and encourage others to join you!

2. WATCH THIS PSA AND SPREAD THE WORD TO YOUR FRIENDS

Other videos can be found on our PSA VIDEO PAGE.

3. SIGN EVERY PETITION YOU CAN

Did you know just by signing your name you could help save dolphins? Here are a few petitions you can sign, and people you can write to make a difference in mere minutes:

Your support is critical to our mission. If your employer has a matching gifts program, your donation could be doubled or even tripled!

5. HAVE A COVE OR BLACKFISH PARTY AND HELP EDUCATE OTHERS

Host a movie night at your house and watch “The Cove” or “Blackfish” to educate others about dolphin captivity issues.

6. MAKE YOUR COMMUNITY FREE OF CAPTIVE DOLPHIN FACILITIES

View our ACTIVISM GUIDES for more information.

7. GET CREATIVE

Have a personal goal you’ve always wanted to accomplish? Want to help protect dolphins? Learn how by creating your very own fundraiser.

Think of unique ways to raise awareness in your community. Visit our VOLUNTEER PAGE for ideas.

8. SHARE

Let your voice be heard for dolphins! Education and spreading the word are key, so follow our social media accounts and share our posts with your friends.

9. WEAR your support for dolphins! SHOP authentic Dolphin Project gear.

All proceeds support our international efforts to end captivity, and it’s a great conversation starter!

10. LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS ISSUE

Dolphins have evolved over millions of years, adapting perfectly to life in the open ocean. They are intelligent, social and self-aware, exhibiting evidence of a highly developed emotional sense. Here are just a few of the issues with captivity:

Captures of wild dolphins are traumatic and stressful and can result in injury and death of the mammals. The numbers of dolphins that die during capture operations or shortly thereafter are never revealed in dolphinariums or swim-with-dolphins programs. Some facilities even claim their dolphins were “rescued” from the ocean and cannot be released. This claim is almost invariably false.

The training of dolphins is often deliberately misrepresented by the captive dolphin industry to make it look as if dolphins perform because they like it. This isn’t the case. They are performing because they have been deprived of food.

Most captive dolphins are confined in minuscule tanks containing chemically treated artificial seawater. Dolphins in a tank are severely restricted in using their highly developed sonar – one of the most damaging aspects of captivity. It is much like forcing a person to live in a hall of mirrors for the rest of their life, their image always bouncing back with no clear direction of their surroundings.

Dolphins and other whales have been shown by scientific research to be sensitive, and possibly capable of experiencing a greater range of emotions than humans. They possess an identifiable culture that has been handed down through generations, complete with personal identifications (similar to our naming). Dolphins deserve our respect and the right to remain in the wild, free from harassment and harm.

Dolphin Project’s international campaigns aim to educate the public about captivity and, where feasible, free captive dolphins. Our mission is to end dolphin exploitation and slaughter, as dolphins are routinely captured, harassed, slaughtered and sold into captivity around the world – all in the name of profit. Dolphin Project works not only to halt these slaughters but also to rehabilitate captive dolphins, investigate and advocate for economic alternatives to dolphin slaughter exploitation and to put a permanent end to dolphin captivity.