Why Captive Dolphins are Nothing Like Having a DogI hear this comparison often: “I have a dog at home. My dog is happy, loved, and lives in my house. Isn’t Turning “Savings” Into “Saving”For over 50 years (nearly 56 years to be exact!), Dolphin Project, and notably, our Founder/Director Ric O’Barry has been fighting the Wild-Caught Orcas: Captivity’s Lasting TollOrca captures in the United States, Canada, and Iceland stopped decades ago. But even after captures ended, the consequences continue to shape Anatomy of a Dolphin CaptureWith Dolphin Project’s Cove Monitors on the ground in Taiji, Japan to close off the 2025-26 hunting season, we were able to Captive Dolphins in Malta: No Science, No EthicsIn September 2025, Mediterraneo Marine Park in Malta underwent an official inspection. Months later, members of the Waves Not Walls campaign received Sign Up for Our Monthly Newsletter! JOIN US ON INSTAGRAM