May 2013
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Center for Whale Research debut new website →
The Center for Whale Research have a brand spanking new website with loads more information and photos.  They’re also offering annual memberships. I’ve just purchased mine!
May 11th
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May 11th
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New Facebook page about Northern Resident orcas →
A new FB page by the makers of the SWG website that plans to track the habits and movements of Northern Resident orcas. 
May 11th
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May 7th
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May 7th
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Hugo's Necropsy report is now online. →
Hugo’s necropsy (animal autopsy) report is now available to read online. It doesn’t go into much detail. It basically says ‘well we think he died from an aneurysm but we’re not sure’.  
May 7th
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SeaWorld claim Tillikum was "rescued" from fishing... →
May 6th
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“Why the fuck would you love an animal that killed three people? I love...”
–   -Quote on Shit-Pro-Caps-Say about Tillikum. What is wrong with some people.
May 3rd
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Anonymous asked: okay but why's gwen privating her tumblr and removing all her videos from youtube? (same anon)
May 2nd
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Deadly cat feces killing thousands of marine... →
If you have an indoor cat, please do not flush its litter down the toilet. A recent study found that a parasite in cat feces contributes to the death of around 5,000 marine mammals every year.  
May 2nd
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Caitlin's Blog: I'd like to clear a few things up →
cetaceancaitlin: endkillerwhalecaptivity: freedomforwhales: cetaceancaitlin: as to what happened today. To be honest, I could really give a shit less whether or not people like me or not, but I don’t want people disliking me for untrue reasons. Yesterday, I was looking through my followers pages and I stumbled upon a video someone made of some comments Gwen said on… Ok so I’ve got my...
May 1st
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Anonymous asked: Freedom didn't deactivate any of her accounts! What are people talking about? She just made everything private. Don't people think before they spew lies?
May 1st
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Caitlin's Blog: I'd like to clear a few things up →
freedomforwhales: cetaceancaitlin: as to what happened today. To be honest, I could really give a shit less whether or not people like me or not, but I don’t want people disliking me for untrue reasons. Yesterday, I was looking through my followers pages and I stumbled upon a video someone made of some comments Gwen said on… Ok so I’ve got my emotions under control now from earlier, so I’m...
May 1st
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April 2013
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Team Orkid: A friend of mine wrote this on her FB... →
teamorkid: “I feel the need to express something in a VERY serious manner due to some recent events that have occurred on Facebook and other sites i.e. Tumblr and Twitter.  A very dear friend of mine and advocate who is passionate about educating people about captivity and its effects on cetaceans has been bullied to the point of deactivating her accounts and any way of getting in contact with...
Apr 30th
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Apr 29th
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Dead orca found.
Via; The Southern Resident Killer Whales who have passed on -  ”A dead orca in an advanced state of decomposition was reported to DFO on Sunday, April 14, 2013. It was found near Carmanah Point, Vancouver Island. The sex could not be determined, and it will take DNA analysis to determine its population identity… please don’t be another Southern Resident orca :(”
Apr 25th
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Apr 21st
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Apr 21st
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Ingrid Visser to do skydive if Sam Simon wins... →
Apr 20th
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SeaWorld confirm they want to expand by opening... →
Apr 19th
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New peer-reviewed paper by ex SeaWorld trainers  →
Ex SeaWorld trainers John Jett and Jeff Ventre have written an excellent peer-reviewed scientific paper about the dangers of viruses that are transmitted to captive orca by mosquitoes. 
Apr 16th
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Apr 12th
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“Some times I feel like pro caps don’t realize that you can still love the...”
– Hannah Jackson (via anti-captivity-quotes)
Apr 12th
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Apr 12th
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“Just for clarity, I worked directly with Tilikum (as opposed to just being...”
– Jeffrey Ventre, former Seaworld trainer (via freedomforwhales) For all the pro caps saying the ex trainers are just in it for the money.
Apr 12th
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Apr 12th
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Apr 11th
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Apr 11th
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Apr 11th
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Apr 5th
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Morgan's Tale: A Comic
fightingforwhales: scetaceans: In light of this post regarding captive orca fanfiction (and my original response here), someone suggested that I share the comic he did for the Free Morgan Foundation: This broke my heart :’(
Apr 5th
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Art For Orca is up and running! →
tharidra: This idea was brought up at the Cetacean Spirit forum that Gwen/Freedomfororcas runs. Art For Orca is a place where orca lovers and artists can come to view and showcase art for purchase to benefit various orca related projects and organizations such as Killer Whale ID Catalogue and the Orca Research Trust. I’m just getting these pages set up so don’t mind the sparseness of the pages....
Apr 4th
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PETITION: URGENT - Immediate Wild Capture... →
marinelandanimaldefense: WE DON’T WANT A BETTER WHALE JAIL - WE WANT NO MORE PRISONERS!
Apr 4th
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Apr 4th
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Apr 4th
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Apr 4th
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Apr 2nd
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Whale Meat Consumption →
Apr 2nd
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Exclusive clip from “Blackfish” →
Apr 2nd
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Apr 2nd
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“Tilikum was youthful, energetic, and eager to learn. He mastered the spinning...”
– - Tim Zimmerman, Killer In The Pool (Describing Tilikum’s life at Sealand of the Pacific prior to the death of trainer, Keltie Byrne) How things have changed :’( (via theorcas) This makes me so sad. He’s truly a broken spirit. (via freedomforwhales)
Apr 2nd
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March 2013
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Mar 31st
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I shall start shipping whales
save-lolita: fightingforwhales: kateandtilikum: Shouka x Tilikum Kastaka x Ulises Trua x Kalia Please alert me if these are illegal. You can add your own ships! THIS IS WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT LAST NIGHT. These are whales, not TV characters. Why why why why why why why. “And tune in next week to the Cetacean Sex Station for more!” To be fair SeaWorld are stupid enough to...
Mar 31st
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ilovethewhales: why does literally everything i post turn into an anticap rage post like seriously stop taking everything so serious I think you and I have different definitions of rage lol.
Mar 31st
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