Rights for whales & dolphins, necessity or exaggeration? Chris Butler-Stroud at TEDxLoughborough

"Painting Humanity" - Recorded on 16th March 2013 at TEDxLoughborough in Loughborough, UK.

Venue: Loughborough Student's Union at Loughborough University.

■ Talk:
Dolphins and whales are the MOST human-like creatures in the ocean. Like man, they have intelligence, language, self-awareness and complex bahaviours. Chris Butler-Stroud, says and we quote: "We advocate for treating dolphins and whales as 'non-human persons' and protecting them with law". He will present a very alluring case to why dolphins should be accepted as sapient beings.

■ Speaker:
Chris Butler-Stroud is the representative of WDCS, one of the few UK organisations that signed the Declaration of Rights for Cetaceans (i.e dolphins and whales. Whale and Dolphin Conversation Society (WDCS), the leading global charity established in 1987, has been striving and constantly advocating the importance of the protection of whales and dolphins for over 2 decades. Chris Butler-Stroud joined WDCS in 1992 as a researcher for the fledgling organisation, working particularly on whaling issues. In 1999 he became the CEO of WDCS. Since then, he has led the organisation in building capacity and competence in all aspects of cetacean conservation and protection around the world. Chris has responsibilities for the family of WDCS organisations across the globe and sits on the Boards of WDCS Germany, USA and Australia.

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