Join the pod to protect dolphins

Header image credit: NOAA / Jonas Von Werne

Venues that hold dolphins’ captive for tourist entertainment are fooling visitors and profiting from cruelty. Behind every captive dolphin’s smile is trauma and suffering.

Dolphins belong in the ocean, not in small tanks. The only place you should see them is in the wild, where they belong.

By joining the pod you are supporting lasting change for dolphins.

By encouraging others to do the same you are creating a wave of action to end the suffering of dolphins; change your social profile picture, share our images, tag us and use #JoinedThePod.

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Share our images

Spread the word to your Instagram, Facebook and Twitter followers, your WhatsApp contacts – and any other platform you like.

We've collected some powerful images below. Share them to show your friends that, while we'll soon be back to a normal life, captive dolphins are in 'lockdown' forever.

Click any image below to go to our Dropbox folder, where you can download all the content.

Travel should not fund cruelty

Travel is about freedom, but instead of freedom, Expedia Group is selling us dolphin captivity.

Travel should not fund cruelty. Dolphins belong in the ocean, wild and free, not in small tanks.

We have collaborated with TomFoolery on a poignant new film, Dancing Dolphins, which highlights the enormous suffering endured by captive dolphins, forced into lockdown for life to perform for tourists.

Share our new video and social media content to show your support for dolphins as we all come together and demand Expedia Group do better for dolphins.

Tell the world

#DancingDolphins

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An image of a little girl coloring a dolphin with a poem by Tom Foolery overlayed.
A still of Tom Foolery kissing his sister goodnight with text from his Dancing Dolphins poem overlayed.
A photo of a young girl drawing a dolphin with text from Tom Foolery's Dancing Dolphins poem overlayed.

#NoTanksExpedia

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A dolphin in captivity with text reading: travel is about freedom, but travelling with Expedia Group is funding captivity.
Dolphins in captivity with humans touching them. Text reads: travel is about freedom, but instead of freedom, Expedia Group is selling dolphin captivity.
Two dolphins in captivity performing a trick with their trainer. Text overlay reads: Travel is about freedom, but captive dolphins will never be free. #NoTanksExpedia

Her lockdown is for life

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Family of tourists with a captive dolphin - World Animal Protection
Dolphin in small tank behind rusty bars - World Animal Protection
Dolphin in tank with tourists watching - World Animal Protection

Five reasons not to swim with captive dolphins

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Reasons not to swim with captive dolphins - World Animal Protection
Reasons not to swim with captive dolphins - World Animal Protection
Reasons not to swim with captive dolphins - World Animal Protection

Five facts you might not know about dolphins

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Dolphin fact 1 - World Animal Protection
Dolphin fact 2 - World Animal Protection
Dolphin fact 3 - World Animal Protection

Show the world you're a hero for dolphins by using our Facebook profile picture frame

Update your profile pictures

Show the world you've joined the pod and become a hero for dolphins by updating your Facebook, Twitter or Instagram profile picture. Click through to choose from one of the images in our Dropbox folder.

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Join The Pod wild dolphins Instagram profile frame - World Animal Protection
Join The Pod social media picture wild dolphins - World Animal Protection
Join the Pod dolphin social media profile picture - World Animal Protection