About 4 years ago me and my boyfriend went on the most amazing holiday to Mexico. One of the things I was most excited about and had always wanted to do, was swim with dolphins. So when a man selling excursions came to the hotel, I was very keen to find out more. It was sold to us with amazing glossy pictures and tales of an experience wed never forget! I was so excited, being a great animal lover I couldnt wait to interact with these amazing animals. I just wish I had known I was only helping this cruel form of entertainment to exist, I had paid towards the exploitation and abuse of these beautiful and intelligent creatures. Now that I am aware of how these animals are captured and cruelly taken from their families I would never participate in anything like this again. I can only say that I was ignorant to the truth and blinded by my desire to have a chance to be near them. This is a quote from Death at SeaWorld” by David Kirby. Fishermen take out several small motorized boats to locate a pod of bottlenose dolphins, Risso’s dolphins, or false killer whales (and possibly such other species as pilot whales). Once the fishermen locate a pod, they begin herding the animals toward shore, using the noise of the boats’ engines and the banging of pipes underwater. There are some reports that they also use underwater explosives. The fishermen will then either drive the animals right onto the shore or trap them in a bay. Either way, shallow water is necessary, because fishermen slaughter the dolphins by getting into the water and moving through the pod, stabbing animals to death…Animals destined for slaughter may be hauled out onto land with cranes, often still alive. The cruelty is enormous This only shows a small part of the cruelty. I hope we can make people aware of what they are paying for, after all, is our pleasure worth anothers creatures pain and displeasure?
Posted on: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 21:11:25 +0000
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