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Tuesday 10 August 2010

Born Free campaign, rescue the dolphins!

Born Free patron Helen Worth visits dolphins Misha and Tom and calls for their release from Hisaronu.
Behind the blue tarpaulin which screens their concrete pool, Misha and Tom drift aimlessly around and occasionally bob up for air. There's nothing else for them to do.
They arrived in Hisaronu in June 2010, reportedly transported there, without a supportive sling, in the back of a fruit and veg van.
Together with their owner Aleksandr Kuznetsov, they are now in limbo. With no license to operate, the dolphinarium is not open to the public. But already tourists and local people are speaking out against this facility. With major tour operators committed to boycotting the facility and the public getting behind Helen's'campaign in The Sun along with the
Facebook campaign - will public opposition be strong enough to end the suffering of these dolphins?
As long as people are prepared to pay to see captive dolphins then opportunistic facilities like this will continue to spring up. But at what cost to the dolphins?
Born Free has proposed directly to the owner that he consider entering the dolphins into a rehab programme, if experts consider Misha and Tom suitable candidates.

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