"Around 550,000 wild animals are presently undergoing intense physical and mental trauma in the name of tourist entertainment worldwide.
Dolphins are playful, sociable, and highly intelligent animals. Each dolphin has a unique whistle which helps them recognise each other. However, the global tourism industry traps these sentient beings in small, chlorinated tanks, where they undergo severe psychological distress – just so they can entertain tourists.
Around the world, more than 3,000 dolphins, whales and porpoises, are exploited as entertainers to perform activities such as ‘swimming with dolphins.’ And although their appearance may trick you into thinking they are happy, dolphins in captivity have nothing to smile about – it is simply the way their jaws are shaped.
A dolphin may live up to 50 painful years in captivity, which is no life for these endangered wild animals. In the ocean, dolphins swim a distance of about 100 square kilometres and dive to depths of up to 55 metres to forage for their favourite foods, but a captive dolphin has only a fraction of that space to swim in.
Our research shows, more than 60% of all captive dolphins worldwide are kept in China, Japan, the USA, Mexico, and Russia, with the regions of Mexico, the Caribbean, the Bahamas, and Bermuda accounting for almost one in five captive dolphins.
However, a better life for dolphins is possible, and together, we can make it happen. As part of a global movement towards better treatment of these wild animals, major travel brands including TripAdvisor and Booking.com have already committed to stop selling tickets to dolphin shows and encounters, while Canada has passed a ban on keeping dolphins, whales, and porpoises for entertainment, and France has banned the captive breeding of dolphins.
Together, we can make this the last generation of dolphins in captivity and continue putting pressure on the tourism industry until the last tank is empty."
https://www.worldanimalprotection.org.au/our-work/animals-not-entertainers/shows/#dolphins
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