No dolphins in Denver! ACTIVIST CAMPAIGN SUCCEEDS

June 1, 1993 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, June 1993

DENVER, Colo.––An astute

media campaign including extensive

advertising in local newspapers and the

April back cover ad in ANIMAL PEO-

PLE paid off big for Animal Rights

Mobilization! on May 13 when the pro-

moters of the proposed Colorado’s Ocean

Journey aquarium dropped plans to

include captive dolphins. It was appar-

ently the first time any major aquarium in

planning anywhere cancelled a marine

mammal exhibit under pressure from an

animal rights group.

Doberman deeds

May 1, 1993 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, May 1993:

When a tiger abandoned her newborn cub recently at

the zoo in Chhat Bir, India, the zookeeper in desperation gave the

cub to his Doberman pinscher to nurse. After 17 days, both dog

and tiger were reportedly doing well.

Orphaned by Hurricane Andrew when his original fam-

ily lost their home and left him at the SPCA in Jefferson Parish,

Louisiana, a Doberman named Max found a new home with Ava

Mareno of New Orleans last October. On March 27, Max saved

her two-year-old daughter Brittany’s life by pulling away another

dog who was mauling her.

Zoos & Aquariums

May 1, 1993 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, May 1993:

Soon after Hurricane Andrew, the Miami Metro Zoo

mailed nearly a million appeals for emergency aid to members of ani-

mal protection groups and to subscribers to magazines about animals.

Zoological Society of Florida deputy director Cynthia Zeigler told

The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently that 27,675 people responded

within the first six months, donating $484,000––results so impres-

sive that TCPgave the story a full-page spread.

Organizing to obstruct attempts by the Shedd Aquarium

in Chicago to capture three Pacific white-sided dolphins off Santa

Catalina Island, California, the Whale Rescue Team claims to have

commitments for participation from the owners of 40 boats and two

aircraft. “The flotilla will use all nonviolent means necessary to pre-

vent the capture,” says Whale Rescue Team founder Peter

Wallerstein.

Zoos & Aquariums

April 1, 1993 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, April 1993:

The World Society for the Protection of Animals recently liberated Flipper, the

last captive dolphin in Brazil, near where he was captured in 1982. Before the release,

Flipper was reaquainted with life in the ocean under the supervision of Ric O’Barry of the

Dolphin Project––who also trained his namesake, the star of the Flipper TV program. Brazil

banned keeping marine mammals in captivity in 1991. The Brazilian Flipper spent the past

two years in solitude at an abandoned amusement park near Sao Paulo, and was kept alive

by the local fire department, who used their pumper truck to change his water after the filtra-

tion system in his tank deteriorated beyond repair.

Colorado’s Ocean Journey, the proposed aquarium to be built in Denver,

recently tried to head off protest by claiming it would include “only third generation captive-

born dolphins.” Pointed out David Brower, president of Earth Island Institute, “There are

no third-generation captive-born dolphins anywhere.” The Coors Brewing Company recent-

ly retreated from the dolphin controversy. According to a prepared statement issued

February 15, “Contrary to rumors and recent advertisements, Coors does not ‘want to bring

dolphins to Denver.’ Our support of this project is not focused on, nor dependent on,

cetaceans.”

Zoos & Aquariums

March 1, 1993 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, March 1993:

The proposed marine mammal

exhibit at Colorado’s Ocean Journey, a

theme park planned for Denver, took a blow

January 20 when Animal Rights Mobiliz-

ation revealed that two veterinarians

involved in the project have records of vio-

lating marine mammal care standards. Dr.

Gregory Bossart was the veterinarian of

record at Ocean World in Fort Lauderdale,

Florida, 1987-1991, when it was cited

repeatedly for dolphin care violations, while

Dr. Jay Sweeney was barred from practicing

in Florida for his part in the illegal capture

of two dolphins for the Baltimore Aquarium.

ANIMAL CONTROL & RESCUE

March 1, 1993 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, March 1993:

Los Angeles County on January 5 became the

largest and most populous jurisdiction in the U.S. to require

cat licensing. Cats must wear either collar identification or

ear tags. The new ordinance is modeled after ordinances

already in effect in Carson and Lomita, California, but

enforcibility remains in doubt. The ordinance was passed at

the urging of Citizens for Sheltered Animals, who argue

that it will reduce the euthanasia rate for cats picked up by

animal control: 39,000 of 42,000 in 1992.

Zoocheck Canada seeks letters supporting pas-

sage of the Ontario Animal Welfare Act, eight years in

development, “which would license and set standards for

the care and keeping of animals in zoos, aquaria, wildlife

displays, pet stores, pounds and shelters, breeding and

boarding establishments, and native wildlife rehabilitation

centers.” Address Bob Rae, Office of the Premier,

Legislative Bldg., Room 281, Queen’s Park, Toronto,

Ontario M7A 1A1.

Zoos & Aquariums

December 1, 1992 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, December 1992:

The American Association of

Zoological Parks and Aquariums

announced November 6 that it would rein-

state the accreditation of the Columbus Zoo

in Columbus, Ohio, effective January 1.

The zoo and former director Jack Hanna

were suspended in April for violating the

AAZPA code of ethics by importing two

pandas from China for an exhibit that closed

in September after attracting 925,000 of the

zoo’s 1.5 million visitors. AAZPA con-

tends––along with most other wildlife pro-

tection advocates––that China’s panda

rentals are not in the best interest of either

the species or the individual animals. A

week after the AAZPA announcement, the

Columbus Zoo executive committee named

Hanna “director emeritus” and replaced him

with longtime general manager Gerald

Borin.

Pressure from Shedd aquarium squelches expose

November 1, 1992 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, November 1992:

CHICAGO, Illinois––The sched-

uled October 10 debut of Modern Animal

News TV on WGBO-TV Channel 66 was

twice postponed and then cancelled by station

management under pressure from the Shedd

Aquarium. The program was to focus on the

capture of two beluga whales in northern

Manitoba, Canada, last August, and their

subsequent death at the Shedd on September

25, apparently from overdoses of worm med-

icine.

Zoos & Aquariums

October 1, 1992 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, October 1992:

Two of the four beluga whales caught in

August for the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago died

September 22, apparently as result of overdoses of

roundworm medication. The capture of the whales was

fought every step of the way by marine mammal protec-

tion groups, including Lifeforce and the International

Wildlife Coalition.

The National Zoo in Washington D.C. is test-

ing a deer contraceptive this fall on 30 does. “We’re try-

ing to develop a technology for the humane population

control of deer where hunting is not wise, legal, or

safe,” said Montana wildlife fertility researcher Jay

Kirkpatrick, who developed the contraceptive.

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