It’s hard to find words when all you have are emotions. Sadness. Pain. Anger. Heartbreak. Some sort of bittersweet relief. Indignation. Tilikum was the catalyst behind the start of Blue Freedom. It was his plight that inspired our founder, Kate Emmons, to start a petition to release Tilikum to a sea pen that garnered more […]
When a group of people works together toward a common goal, amazing things can happen. I believe in community. I believe, as humans, we are made for it. Close-knit social groups are quite common among many species and humans are no exception to that. So, what happens when one creature designed for community comes together […]
Dear Harry, My name is Katie, and this is just a note to say thank you. Because I thought it was freaking cool that you spoke out for dolphins at one of your recent concerts. Young adults and teenagers are the main demographic attending marine parks and swim-with-dolphins programs, we know this from statistics– WE […]
From left to right: Samantha Berg, John Jett, Carol Ray, Jeffrey Ventre, Phil Demers, Diane DiGravio screen shots from Katie’s talk at the Blackfish Brigade symposium Interviewing former SeaWorld trainer Samantha Berg for ‘Voiceless’ interviewing former SeaWorld trainer Carol Ray for ‘Voiceless’ It’s one thing to have knowledge on an issue or a topic. It’s […]
In 2009, my eyes were already open to many of the existing issues and dangers stacked up against many species of cetaceans. I was digging into whaling issues, and studying how I could help be a force in ending the illegal slaughter of the great whales in the southern hemisphere- But what I didn’t know […]
Thanks to you, 2012 was a success! Here’s a quick overview of what we accomplished: • We started our organization! With volunteers spread throughout the country and internationally, we are proud to be a group of mostly teenagers who are making a difference in the lives of these amazing animals. • We began filming our […]