Jenna Deedy
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Just a New England Mando passionate about wildlife, nerd stuff & cosplay! đžâ¨đ Get 20% off @davidsonsteas (https://www.davidsonstea.com/) with code JENNA20-Based in Nashua, NH.
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Crisis in Ukraine: How animals are affected by war
All across war-torn Ukraine, thousands of animals are enduring a scale of tragedy that remains unfolding. As people continue to make hard decisions about what to take with them across the border, animals are often caught in these heart-wrenching situations. As a rise in shortage of resources increases, many people will have a difficult time caring for their animals to the point of leaving them behind.
By Jenna Deedy4 years ago in Petlife
Tokitae Off Display at Miami Seaquarium? An Open Letter
To Whom It May Concern, I am writing regarding the welfare of Miami SeaQuariumâs elderly killer whale Tokitae, also known as âLolitaâ in response to reports that she and Lii, her Pacific White-Sided dolphin companion, would no longer be on public display.
By Jenna Deedy4 years ago in Petlife
An Open Letter to Scott Ross
To Scott Ross, My name is Jenna Costa Deedy and I am a SeaWorld-Busch Gardens Adventure Camp Alumni from 2006 until 2010. As a camper at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and at the SeaWorld Parks in Orlando and San Antonio, I got to learn about and work with a variety of animals from terrestrial birds and mammals such as parrots, giraffes, gorillas, and rhinos to several species of marine animals such as sharks, stingrays, dolphins, penguins, and orcas. In addition, I was lucky enough to work alongside various zoo and aquarium professionals who served as my mentors through college.
By Jenna Deedy4 years ago in Petlife
IMATA: Homecoming
After the COVID-19 Pandemic caused a two-year hiatus, IMATA (International Marine Animal Trainers' Association) will start off the new year by returning to in-person conferences at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. The week-long conference will run from February 27th through March 5th. This organization is dedicated to advancing the care of marine animals in zoological facilities by fostering communication between zoo and aquarium professionals who serve marine animal science through training, public display, research, husbandry, conservation, and education.
By Jenna Deedy4 years ago in Petlife
Poison Worries Over The Whale âSanctuaryâ Project
For the last few years, Iâve expressed my concerns about a proposed marine mammal âsanctuaryâ that would be operated by animal rights extremists in Nova Scotia. Many of these concerns Iâve expressed were about the negative effects the pen would have on both local wildlife and the resident animals who would live there.
By Jenna Deedy4 years ago in Petlife
Thanks to SeaWorld, Christmas Comes Early to Clearwater Marine Aquarium.
Itâs been a month since Clearwater Marine Aquarium suffered the loss of their beloved dolphin Winter from an intestinal torsion after thriving under their care for sixteen years. She has left behind an incredible legacy that has proven to be beneficial to both people and animals alike.
By Jenna Deedy4 years ago in Petlife
Whale of a Holiday
The following article contains links to shops for which I might receive a commission upon purchase. The holidays are here and itâs that time of year when everyone is sincere, people are bundled up to battle the bitter cold temperatures, drinking down that hot chocolate, watching Christmas movies, singing carols, and of course watching anything that has to do with StarWars.
By Jenna Deedy4 years ago in Petlife
Winter: A Tribute to the âLittle Dolphin That Couldâ
Winter, the adult bottlenose dolphin whose unlikely rescue inspired a generation of people worldwide after losing her tail and becoming a two-time film star, passed away on November 11th, 2021. Her passing occurred just sixteen years after she was rescued as a two-month-old calf.
By Jenna Deedy4 years ago in Petlife
Whale âSanctuariesâ Over Right Whales?
On October 29th, 2021, the anti-zoo group known as âThe Whale Sanctuary Projectâ (WSP) announced the opening of its visitor center in Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia. The group claims the public wants to see zoo and aquarium-housed cetaceans live in sea pen-based âsanctuariesâ rather than in pool-based inland facilities or in lagoon facilities not operating under a donation/tax-payer income model. The visitor center is a small in-house exhibit containing anti-zoo propaganda that discourages people from visiting modern zoos and aquariums that display cetaceans (The Canadian Press, 2021).
By Jenna Deedy4 years ago in Petlife
Show Behaviors are Natural Behaviors.
Probably the one big myth that animal rights extremists like to put out there is the misconception that marine mammals in modern zoological facilities are âforcedâ to do âunnatural tricksâ. In reality, the behaviors you see in a training session or a theater-style show do not differ from any surface behavior they would normally display out in the wild.
By Jenna Deedy4 years ago in Petlife
Concerning Miami SeaQuarium
Sarah Newcomer is an online business owner who specializes in creating cetacean-inspired merchandise. Like myself, she also has a history of working with animals at zoos and aquariums and spent some time in the field between 2006 and 2012. She has since moved on to focus on her online business. When she read the June 2021 inspection report on the Miami Seaquarium, it upset her, as it seemed like the staff was not listening to their veterinary team. Yet, she realized she was incorrect.
By Jenna Deedy4 years ago in Petlife
