Few days ago OIPA International received a segnalation from a tourist about a dolphinarium in Cuba – Cayo Largo where two dolphins were trapped with nets in the corner of a beach, forced to swim and play with the visitors.

Dolphinariums and aquariums are always sad places for the animals, but this one in particular is a miserable tiny prison for these dolphins.nado-con-delfines2

The tourist said that the animals were wounded and their skin was scratched by the nets of the enclosure, the animals hurt themselves trying to escape.

Dolphins are beautiful wild creatures born to live and swim free in the ocean. In Cayo Largo Dolphinarium they are forced to play with tourists, holding them on their snout, hold the persons with their fins and play unnatural games to entertain the public.

Why would you pay to torture an animal?

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Even if dolphins look friendly with the visitors, doesn’t mean that they are happy and willing to stay in this place or to behave like they do.

Training a wild animal ALWAYS involves cruel treatments, deprivation and suffering for the animals.

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OIPA International kindly invites the visitors to stop financing this place.

OIPA is asking to the Government of Cuba to check over this place and rescue the dolphins.

SEND A LETTER OF PROTEST TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA!

CAYO LARGO, CUBA – TWO DOLPHINS KEPT IN FEW METERS OF WATER IN THE BEACH, FORCED TO PLAY AND SWIM WITH TOURISTS

Sir/Madam

Hereby to express my deepest indignation for the mistreatment to which the dolphins in Cayo Largo Dolphinarium are condemned to live. They are wonderful wild animals, and they need to live freely. Confine them in a tiny enclosure to be shown to visitors is an horrific and irresponsible behaviour, that does not consider the importance of this endangered animals’ lives. I\'m asking to start searching for a better place where those animals will be able to spend the rest of their life. Personally, I will not visit Cuba, and I will ask all my acquaintances to do the same, until this situation will be solved.

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9-Playa-Sirena-swimming-with-DolphinsABOUT DOLPHINS

In nature dolphins can swim deep till 200 metres, they have a very complex social life. Dolphins are a widely distributed, they are marine mammals.

OIPA campaigns against the practice of keeping them in captivity, where they often develop pathologies. Although dolphins generally interact well with humans, some attacks have occurred, most of them resulting in small injuries. Many researchers agree that dolphins are extremely social creatures and actually depend on this interaction for hunting, mating and defending themselves and their pods.

Typically, dolphins live and travel in groups ranging from 2-40 dolphins. But scientists have found dolphin pods as large as several hundred members. These groups are actually called herds or schools. In some cases, these larger groups have been to known to include more than one species that seem to interact well together.

Dolphins communicate with their pods and large groups usually through whistles. Many scientists and dolphin researchers believe that each individual dolphin actually has a unique whistle that identifies him to other members of his pod or group.

Dolphins in distress seem to use a special whistle that indicates help is needed. The pod or group usually responds quickly.

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Read more about Dolphinariums and aquarius: https://www.oipa.org/international/aquarius/