A PROTEST by animal rights activists outside a popular Gold Coast theme park has been dubbed a fizzer by the park s boss. The Animal Justice Party and Dolphin Freedom Fighters were among several organisations who held a protest to ban dolphin breeding opposite Sea World on Saturday. Animal Liberation Queensland executive director Chay Neal, Animal Justice Party MP Emma Hurst and World Animal Protection head of campaigns Ben Pearson led a protest to ban dolphin breeding at Sea World on the Gold Coast on Saturday. Picture: Supplied. Ninety-plus protesters held signs and chanted to boycott Sea World who they accuse of breeding dolphins to perform humiliating circus-style tricks for a dwindling number of spectators to make a profit.
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The disgusting moment a fisherman necks a can of bourbon out of a fish has left TikTok viewers horrified.
A 15-second clip, recently taken on a fishing boat, shows an unknown man wrap a dead fish around a Woodstock Bourbon can.
Seconds later, a man with a distinct Australian accent can be heard saying this is called the fishy, in the video, which has been viewed close to 450,000 times.
As brown liquid oozes across the man, cheers were heard from others on the boat
The man goes onto pinch the fish s lips, raise it above his head before drinking the bourbon with gusto.
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Animal welfare activists are welcoming new regulations which will effectively put an end to the use of dolphins for commercial breeding or entertainment in NSW.
Animal Justice Party MP Emma Hurst said they will stop any future dolphin âabuse-mentâ park from setting up across the state and will end the breeding of cetaceans for commercial purposes.
Cetaceans include whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
Coffs Harbourâs Dolphin Marine Conservation Park is the only remaining dolphin park in NSW however managing director Terry Goodall announced in March 2019 the park would no longer breed dolphins and would âget back to its rootsâ by shifting focus to the conservation and rehabilitation of marine wildlife.