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The welfare of Marine Mammals abroad

medot

2006-03-31 18:13:59

ok a lot of holiday destinations now seem to have a lot of places where you can " swim with marine mammals" ie dolphins and in some cases whales!!

if you happen to go to any of these places...or even go to a zoo where they are kept and you are NOT HAPPY about the conditions of the mammals or even the environment they are kept in, there is a charity you can report them to.

the charity is an UK based one, working internationally for the care and protection of dolphins and whales. its The Marine Connection and their website can be found here....

http://www.marineconnection.org/index.html

http://www.marineconnection.org/news/captivity.html

dropping them an quick e-mail of any concerns you may have only takes a minute of your time. their e-mail address is...

info@marineconnection.org

alternatively. you can conyact the captivity officer, at the marine connection, direct, at the following e-mail address....

amurrell@marineconnection.org

it was holiday makers like us who made them aware of the plight of three dolphins and two beluga whales being kept in soaring tempetures in sharm el sheikh in egypt. there is currently an online petition to get the dolphinarium here closed down!!

you can read about it here...

http://www.marineconnection.org/news/general/sharm_campaign_latest_jan05.htm

or even here....

http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=23584&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Edited by medot 2006-04-09 15:30:06

colette1

2006-03-31 18:17:53

Good post Medot, very imformative

It's a shame though to see animals in such conditions

tatty

2006-03-31 18:19:39

Thanks Medot...

Always brings al ump to my throat when i see an animal abroad that is in really bad conditions

Great links thanks a lot!

Emma x :wink:

Lensman 2002

2006-06-01 15:16:25

Been in recent conversation with
amurrell@marineconnection.org as the one at Sharm is stil being advertised by Thomson as one of it's "highlights"

only one word for the travel company as an organisation PRATS and all power to the rep we had as she was very upset when we pointed her in the marine connections website

TonyW

2006-11-20 00:36:10

Hi Medot & all....the Prodigal son has popped in and spotted this really good subject.

Have just had a week in Malta where we did swim with Dolphins at the Mediterraneo Park and I have to say that they appear to be very well looked after.

The condition of the animals, the quality of water and the obvious love & respect (plus knowledge) of the trainers was faultless.

Had a look at the sealions there as well and they have a reasonable space and look relaxed & well cared for. There is even a sign on one small caged area stating that the sea-lions are only kept in there temporarily during performance times, in case people thought that the area was too small. There was no performance when I was there and they were happily basking in a larger pool.

I think it is also important to report positive stuff as well so people can visit with confidence.

Tony

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