Gulfport: Urge Mississippi Aquarium to Stop Abusing Dolphins!
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Please join PETA supporters for an important day of action for our Free the Dolphins Campaign to urge the Mississippi Aquarium to stop abusing dolphins, and other marine parks across the U.S. to stop breeding dolphins and evaluate them for release to the ocean or send them to seaside sanctuaries, where they can live in a more natural environment, feel ocean currents, and live free from exploitation, while still receiving human care.
In nature, dolphins can swim up to 60 miles in a single day and dive thousands of feet while exploring the open ocean with their pods. Dolphins imprisoned at marine parks, resorts, and shoddy aquariums in the U.S. and around the world spend their days swimming in endless circles with no way to escape attacks from other frustrated animals.
Any facility that allows visitors to touch, hug, swim with, or ride dolphins is putting both dolphins and humans at risk. Dolphins don’t choose to participate in these encounters and would never naturally allow humans to ride them. Some dolphins have bitten visitors—including children—during interactions, and many illnesses, including viral, fungal, and bacterial infections such as salmonellosis, can also be passed from dolphins to human visitors.
For more information on how you can help dolphins suffering in marine parks, please visit www.peta.org/dolphin.
Will you join us for this important day of action to free the dolphins?
WHEN: Thursday, June 18, 2026, 11:30am - 1pm
WHERE: Mississippi Aquarium – 2100 E Beach Blvd, Gulfport, MS 39501 (near the main sign along E Beach Blvd) (Please see map here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Lhjd8nWqtEXuytzs5)
CONTACT: Maria Leonardi, [email protected]
We have a required dress code! Please dress sharply in a PETA T-shirt, nice pants, and close-toed shoes. We must ensure that the focus remains on the animals without any distractions that could shift people’s attention. T-shirts will be available on-site for everyone.
All materials, such as posters, will be provided.
Please refrain from bringing dogs, as there might not be a comfortable place for them to lie down during the protest.
We hope to see you there!
In nature, dolphins can swim up to 60 miles in a single day and dive thousands of feet while exploring the open ocean with their pods. Dolphins imprisoned at marine parks, resorts, and shoddy aquariums in the U.S. and around the world spend their days swimming in endless circles with no way to escape attacks from other frustrated animals.
Any facility that allows visitors to touch, hug, swim with, or ride dolphins is putting both dolphins and humans at risk. Dolphins don’t choose to participate in these encounters and would never naturally allow humans to ride them. Some dolphins have bitten visitors—including children—during interactions, and many illnesses, including viral, fungal, and bacterial infections such as salmonellosis, can also be passed from dolphins to human visitors.
For more information on how you can help dolphins suffering in marine parks, please visit www.peta.org/dolphin.
Will you join us for this important day of action to free the dolphins?
WHEN: Thursday, June 18, 2026, 11:30am - 1pm
WHERE: Mississippi Aquarium – 2100 E Beach Blvd, Gulfport, MS 39501 (near the main sign along E Beach Blvd) (Please see map here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Lhjd8nWqtEXuytzs5)
CONTACT: Maria Leonardi, [email protected]
We have a required dress code! Please dress sharply in a PETA T-shirt, nice pants, and close-toed shoes. We must ensure that the focus remains on the animals without any distractions that could shift people’s attention. T-shirts will be available on-site for everyone.
All materials, such as posters, will be provided.
Please refrain from bringing dogs, as there might not be a comfortable place for them to lie down during the protest.
We hope to see you there!
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Where is it happening?
Mississippi Aquarium, 2100 E Beach Dr, Gulfport, MS 39501, United States
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