Marine park dolphins literally dying to entertain us
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All the imported bottlenose dolphins and Pseudorcas at Ocean Adventure come from the brutal dolphin killings in Japan, where fishermen separate the nice-looking animals for the marine parks and butcher all other animals. This is the largest dolphin slaughter on the planet, condemned by the entire world and the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary “The Cove.” The hunts occur because of the money from marine parks, such as Ocean Adventure, which buy animals caught in the hunts. Despite its assurances that it has “expert” animal handlers and that it “truly cares” about their animals, the Ocean Adventure Park in Subic has a dismal track record of keeping their animals alive.
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Concepcion, T. (2014, October 9). Marine park dolphins literally dying to entertain us. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A12.
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