Is it ok to go to dolphinaria just to see the animals but not to watch them perform tricks?
Every time someone buys a ticket to a dolphin show or even to a facility or theme park that holds captive dolphins, they are contributing to the suffering of these remarkable creatures. Like any other business, the dolphin captivity industry is based on supply and demand and the captivity industry exists to make money and to fulfill the demand for interactive experiences with dolphins. As long as people are willing to buy tickets to watch dolphins (whether to perform tricks or to just view them through a glass wall), dolphins will be kept in captivity and trained to perform for audiences. The key to putting a stop to the exploitation of dolphins is the choices one can make as a consumer. In other words, if the public understood the truth behind the captive dolphin industry they wouldn’t buy a ticket.
