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Lori Marino

Lori Marino is a neuroscientist and researcher in animal behavior and intelligence on the faculty at Emory University. She is the Founder and Executive Director of The Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy, focused on the strategic application of science to animal advocacy. She is also Science Director for The Someone – Not Something Project and has worked with the Nonhuman Rights Project.

Latest Posts From Lori

Orcas Cannot Thrive At SeaWorld, And It's Not A Matter Of Opinion

Orcas Cannot Thrive At SeaWorld, And It's Not A Matter Of Opinion

On September 4 in a guest column titled "SeaWorld Responds" published in Florida Today, SeaWorld veterinarian Dr. Chris Dold said:

Dolphin And Whale Sanctuaries: If You Build Them, They Will Come

Dolphin And Whale Sanctuaries: If You Build Them, They Will Come

I just returned from the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) Captive Wildlife Conference in Burbank, CA, where prominent scientists, veterinarians, and advocates converged to discuss the ongoing effort to end the exploitation of captive wildlife.

Dolphin And Whale Sanctuaries: If You Build Them, They Will Come

Dolphin And Whale Sanctuaries: If You Build Them, They Will Come

I just returned from the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) Captive Wildlife Conference in Burbank, CA, where prominent scientists, veterinarians, and advocates converged to discuss the ongoing effort to end the exploitation of captive wildlife.

Climate Change: The Cow In The Room

Climate Change: The Cow In The Room

We are in the midst of a public awakening, of a sort, about climate change with hundreds of thousands of protestors taking to the streets this past Sunday and TV hosts interviewing celebrity guests on the issue as the United Nations prepared to hold its annual summit on the topic.

Climate Change: The Cow In The Room

Climate Change: The Cow In The Room

We are in the midst of a public awakening, of a sort, about climate change with hundreds of thousands of protestors taking to the streets this past Sunday and TV hosts interviewing celebrity guests on the issue as the United Nations prepared to hold its annual summit on the topic.

SeaWorld’s Act for Dolphins

SeaWorld’s Act for Dolphins

SeaWorld wants to put as much distance as possible between itself and the infamous dolphin massacre at Taiji.