The Turks and Caicos Islands are a beautiful group of islands in the
West Indies known for their lush beaches and incredible plant and animal
life. The Islands' immense natural beauty alone is enough to bring
hundreds of thousands of visitors a year -- there's no need to force dolphins into captivity as a tourist attraction
Dolphin Cove Limited has operated pseudo-educational "swim with
dolphins" experiences in Jamaica for years, at no benefit to the
unfortunate dolphins. Now, the company wants to expand into Turks and Caicos
While going to the "lagoons" might seem like a fun, cruelty-free
experience, the dolphins are still captives, forced to entertain
strangers and live in unnaturally small enclosures. Even worse, many of
the dolphins participating in these "dolphin swims" have been torn from
their homes in the wild.
Turks and Caicos have enough marine diversity without bringing captive dolphins into the mix. Tell the government to reject Dolphin Cove's planning permissions and keep this cruelty out of the country!
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