Animal activists picket dolphin show in Metrowalk Pasig

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.bayanihan.org/html/article.php/20071209142208502

Sunday, December 09 2007 @ 02:22 PM UTC
“Same cruel show. Different venue.”

Animal rights group gave this shout to the public on Sunday as they picketed the Indonesian-based traveling dolphin show now at a new venue -– Metrowalk in Pasig City.

Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) director Anna Cabrera said they are extremely disappointed that Movers and Shakers is doing the same cruel show again.

“We thought that they were sincere when they talked to us last year about not doing this show again. However, we are glad that the SM Group of Companies has kept its promise of not supporting such shows. This just shows that more and more companies and mall owners are being enlightened about the inherent cruelty of dolphin shows," she said.

Cabrera lamented that traveling dolphin shows, compared to larger ocean parks, are smaller and are actually temporary facilities where marine mammals, usually dolphins and sea lions, perform for a time after which they are moved to their next show location. The repeated transport of dolphins and other aquatic animals are particularly stressful as these animals have to be immobilized for the entire duration of the travel.

Earth Island Institute-Philippines (EII-Phils.) coordinator Trixie Concepcion said that it is up to the enlightened citizenry to show that they will not tolerate animal cruelty.

“We urged all animal loving Filipinos, specially those who really care for dolphins, not to watch this show,” Concepcion said.

FULL story at link.