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In reply to the discussion: Dolphin busts free, finds its family in ocean after years of captivity [View all]Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)11. This dolphin enjoyed this girl's dance for him
I totally agree with you they need to be set free. India has done just that thing this year.
India has officially recognized dolphins as non-human persons, whose rights to life and liberty must be respected.
Dolphin parks that were being built across the country will instead be shut down.
India's Ministry of Environment and Forests has advised state governments to ban dolphinariums and other commercial entertainment that involves the capture and confinement of cetacean species such as orcas and bottlenose dolphins.
In a statement, the government said research had clearly established cetaceans are highly intelligent and sensitive, and that dolphins "should be seen as 'non-human persons' and as such should have their own specific rights."
The move comes after weeks of protest against a dolphin park in the state of Kerala and several other marine mammal entertainment facilities which were to be built this year. Animal welfare advocates welcomed the decision.
"This opens up a whole new discourse of ethics in the animal protection movement in India," said Puja Mitra from the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organizations (FIAPO). Mitra is a leading voice in the Indian movement to end dolphin captivity.
http://www.dw.de/dolphins-gain-unprecedented-protection-in-india/a-16834519
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Dolphin busts free, finds its family in ocean after years of captivity [View all]
Ichingcarpenter
Jul 2013
OP
scientists just discovered that dophins call each other by name. each has their own. :D
roguevalley
Jul 2013
#39
That has been known since the late sixties, early seventies. David and Melba Caldwell
1monster
Jul 2013
#47