[1] AFD was founded by CEO Sarah Lucas in 2012, after she made a life-changing journey to the Japanese town of Taiji to observe the world's largest dolphin drive hunts.

[3] Produced by Phil Goyen and presented by Liz Hayes, the segment documented the drive hunts, including the capture of a rare albino dolphin calf named Angel.

[5] The Action for Angel lawsuit asserted that, as the owner and operator of the whale museum, the town of Taiji was illegally refusing entry to law-abiding people based on their appearance.

We say that this claim is misleading as dolphins in captivity suffer stress, behavioural abnormalities, high mortality rates, decreased longevity, breeding problems and their welfare is generally compromised in artificial captive environments.” [17] The lawsuit also alleges statements made by Dolphin Marine Magic claiming rehabilitation is "at the heart" of everything it does are misleading, as rehabilitation does not make up the majority of the respondent’s activities at the marine park.

[17] The lawsuit was reported by Channel 10's The Project, in which Action for Dolphins' Advocacy Director Jordan Sosnowski stated, "This will send a very loud warning bell to big marine parks like Sea World.

To raise further awareness, AFD launched a billboard in Osaka, Japan, in March 2017, exposing thousands of people graphic footage of the Taiji dolphin hunts for the first time.

[21] “It’s the beginning of a national advocacy campaign and the start of a push to end dolphin captivity in NSW,” Sarah Lucas, told The Australian.