Please don't buy a ticket to a dolphin show or a swimming with dolphins program. Visit Ric O'Barry's Dolphin Project at dolphinproject.net/ and on Twitter at @RichardOBarry Reply
+W4RJ I don't see what that site has to do with the Indianapolis Zoo's Dolphin Show. I didn't buy a ticket, my biology class from the University of Indianapolis went to the zoo as part of our lesson on animals and as a Pre-Veterinary student I take all the opportunities I can to gain knowledge about animals. I also happen to know on of the trainers, so if you try to come back at me with how the shows are abusive as are the trainers, I know that is a complete and total lie.
Apparently you can't read. I did NOT buy tickets. It was part of our day at the zoo. Sea sanctuaries may be the future but I don't care as long as the animals are being treated properly right now, which they are.
It is the public who has been "trained properly" to accept dolphins confined to small concrete enclosures for a lifetime. Dolphins don't belong in captivity. They don't belong in Indiana.
I can guarantee that they aren't confined to small concrete enclosures. Not sure if you have ever seen a dolphin but there isn't anything small about them, therefore they can't be confined in a small space. These dolphins do belong in captivity, they would die in the wild. For one they have lived in captivity too long to survive in the wild. For another, they were rescued from injuries sustained in the wild that prevent them from surviving if released. Get your facts straight before you start spouting off with your stupidity. The way I see it, the only difference between sea sanctuaries and the Indianapolis Zoo (as well as other zoos and marine parks) is that in a sanctuary, people are unable to see the magnificent beauty and intelligence these creatures possess.
Please don't buy a ticket to a dolphin show or a swimming with dolphins program. Visit Ric O'Barry's Dolphin Project at dolphinproject.net/ and on Twitter at @RichardOBarry
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+W4RJ I don't see what that site has to do with the Indianapolis Zoo's Dolphin Show. I didn't buy a ticket, my biology class from the University of Indianapolis went to the zoo as part of our lesson on animals and as a Pre-Veterinary student I take all the opportunities I can to gain knowledge about animals. I also happen to know on of the trainers, so if you try to come back at me with how the shows are abusive as are the trainers, I know that is a complete and total lie.
Sea Sanctuaries are the future. Don't buy a ticket to a dolphin show or a swimming with dolphins program.
Apparently you can't read. I did NOT buy tickets. It was part of our day at the zoo. Sea sanctuaries may be the future but I don't care as long as the animals are being treated properly right now, which they are.
It is the public who has been "trained properly" to accept dolphins confined to small concrete enclosures for a lifetime. Dolphins don't belong in captivity. They don't belong in Indiana.
I can guarantee that they aren't confined to small concrete enclosures. Not sure if you have ever seen a dolphin but there isn't anything small about them, therefore they can't be confined in a small space. These dolphins do belong in captivity, they would die in the wild. For one they have lived in captivity too long to survive in the wild. For another, they were rescued from injuries sustained in the wild that prevent them from surviving if released. Get your facts straight before you start spouting off with your stupidity. The way I see it, the only difference between sea sanctuaries and the Indianapolis Zoo (as well as other zoos and marine parks) is that in a sanctuary, people are unable to see the magnificent beauty and intelligence these creatures possess.