dontswimwithdolphins

Swimming with captive dolphins in Playa del Carmen and other tourist zones around Mexico is not only cruel but it is also dangerous. Dolphinariums incentivize annual drive hunts where thousands of dolphins are herded into bays or coves and slaughtered. Dolphinariums pay large sums of money for young female dolphins that can be trained and used for dolphin shows. Most tourists don´t realize that their dollar is contributing towards this practise, they also don´t realize that captive dolphins live only a fraction as long as wild dolphins. Many people believe that dolphins are happy in captivity but this is simply not true, as captive dolphins like those used in dolphinariums in Cancun...