September 2018

Whale Tales

September 30, 2018 Reflections

Did you know there is such a thing as National Shamu the Whale Day?  Celebrated every September 26, Shamu the Whale Day started in 1985 to mark the birthday of the first surviving Baby Shamu born in captivity. Clearly things have changed a lot since 1985. Rather than celebrating captive breeding, the day has now become a flash point for anti-captivity activists. I came across this holiday on one of those “did you know, fun days to celebrate” lists thatRead More