Advantages: There are none, except for those who make a profit from these victim dolphins. Disadvantages: It teaches millions of people that exploiting nature in the name of entertainment is permissible.
...the dolphin shows at the Miami Seaquarium are based upon. Please consider the following:
Dolphins have evolved over more than 50 millions years and have adapted perfectly to life in the oceans. They are free-ranging, social, intelligent, and sonic wild creatures, exhibiting evidence of self-awareness and a highly developed emotional sense. Captivity permanently separates them from the three most important aspects of their lives: Their pods, their ... ...the killer whale that the Miami Seaquarium advertises as "Miami's number one attraction:" Lolita was between six and seven years old when she was captured in Pen Cove, Whidbey Island, in Washington State in August 1970. Her captors were Ted Griffin of the Seattle Aquarium and Sea World’s Don Goldsberry. Using speedboats and explosives, they rounded up about 80 orcas that day. Four young orcas were killed during the capture: Trapped in the capture ...
Helene33 02.06.2003
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Advantages: See Whales and Dolphins Close up Disadvantages: Deprived of freedom. Animals suffer stress. High cost.
...Wrong! Here at Miami Seaquarium you can witness "Lolita", a Killer Whale plucked from her natural habitat off Puget Sound in 1970 as she performs tricks for food. This killer whale or orca has been confined to captivity for 33 years - longer than most murderers get in jail.
Yet this highly intelligent marine mammal has not committed any crime. Instead her captors confine her to a small tank to entertain the crowds.
However, have you ever thought ... ...may not know is the Miami Seaquarium applied for a licence to recapture him in 2002, when he was watched interacting with people off Norway. Thankfully the Norwegian Government has stopped these spurious efforts. Miami Seaquarium tried to get the US NMFS to grant a licence on the grounds that he could not fend for himself in the wild. This is untrue and there are many experts who have and will continue to dedicate time to make sure his rehabilitation ...
Shamu 02.06.2003
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