Dr. Martin Haulena Why rescue & rehab is important

We interviewed Dr. Haulena for a web series in 2017 about rescue and rehabilitation of marine mammals: seals and sea lions, sea otters, porpoises, whales and dolphins. This is him discussing the importance of our program, and the work that we do.

[@elexandriayeats241]

Spoken so diplomatically, intelligently, and compassionately. And Dr. Haulena is 100% correct!

[@Ellenllee]

Such compassion is rare today.Dr. Haulena is one in a million, God Bless him and all of the patients that he has saved.

[@jenniferthomas5305]

Thank you, for so candidly sharing the realities and calling us all into action beyond celebrating all the animal rescuers into seeing that means each of us. I've seen stories of sea otter Wally (rescuing him in dire need) and contrast that with otter Rialto (looking for and finding a cuddle from his doctor during an exam). No matter where the animals are in their life you are a positive example on how we can make a difference at being there for them. Thanks for loving and caring for all God's creatures! God bless you and those you help may more follow in your example to be ambassadors of our humanity towards creatures great and small.

[@helenpruzan6970]

I love him.I always rewatch his video with Rialto .So funny and so sweet!!🥰

[@REPULSlVECONVULSIVE]

I love that one too! When Rialto nibbles at Dr Marty's nose 🥰

[@helenpruzan6970]

@@REPULSlVECONVULSIVE Yes!And he says how ugly he is from his terrible affliction. Adorable

[@prunella7144]

Dr Marty is compassion and expertise personified. What an inspiration 💕

[@REPULSlVECONVULSIVE]

Bless you always Dr. Marty and MMRC .. ♥️🥰

[@nmbishop17]

Thank you, Dr Marty. We do owe it to our animal and marine life to intervene when we can.

[@Lacroix999]

And we have a responsibility to know when not and the difference between the two as to what’s really best for the animal to as well. Many people think it’s ok to just go rush in and ‘save’ them but end up doing far more harm than good.

[@mariehall4494]

I am a sponsor through a monthly donation program at my place of work. After seeing this I am so glad I chose MMR this year!

[@kimberlyhendricks1229]

Thanks Dr. Marty. I have worked with the land animals, but the marine animals are fascinating new experiences. I hope you guys continue to put out videos to educate all of us who don't get to experience these incredible animals.

[@eshelbee5429]

I got teary watching this. The right person for this job. thank you.

[@leighanne6364]

Thank you, Dr. Marty and MMRC!!!

[@federmaus7768]

That video was only short of 5 Minutes but it was so so educational and insightful. Thank you so much for teaching us awareness.

[@alicedent8864]

Thank you for all your wonderful work!

[@sarahcarter-ali4096]

Thank you for everything that you and your colleagues do to care for animals ❤️🐾😘

[@nickthaskater]

Thanks for sharing this. As great as it is to see cute content, informative videos like this are incredibly important to share. There's a lot of misinformation about VanAqua and the MMR out there, unfortunately, so more transparency is never a bad thing.

[@TheOsakajo]

Thank you so much , that was really interesting !

[@critters16]

Thank you for this video and I appreciate all your work. I hope I'm praying more people's hearts and eyes will be opened. And they will care like you do, like they should.

[@ThisuraDodangoda]

Excellent interview!

[@EllyVanHeeren]

Goed voor dieren, heel goed werk en lief

[@davidnierzwick2775]

🙏❤💪

[@EllyVanHeeren]

Leuke man

[@EllyVanHeeren]

And goud ❤

[@EllyVanHeeren]

Leuke man😅

[@Lacroix999]

What is the recommended path to take to get into doing something like this on an actual hands on level? I’m not saying that learning marine biology isn’t important, but I don’t think that’s the right education path to take to do something like this and *specifically* being on a hands on level. I want to do exactly this but don’t want to be stuck in a lab somewhere running test samples and data all day long. Not saying that stuff isn’t important, it’s just not what I personally want to do to help here. I just can’t figure out the right path to take to get there for ALL the exact reasons you mentioned!