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For Whom the Bell Tolls?!
2010-12-24 16:55:00
ArmInfo. A "Nemo" dolphinarium was opened in Yerevan today.
During the opening ceremony a brass band played Gazmanov's song
"Moscow: Bells are Tolling." So, for whom are the bells tolling? For
dolphins, environmentalists say.
A group of greens held a protest action in front of the dolphinarium
today. Head of the Birds Lovers Center NGO Silva Adamyan says that in
captivity dolphins live less than when free. "In Costa Rica, Great
Britain and some US states they are beginning to close dolphinariums.
Experts say that in captivity dolphins are prone to stress and can be
very dangerous. There have even been cases of dolphins killing people.
Despite this fact, "Nemo"'s commercial says that they will also
provide dolphin-therapy for children," says Adamyan.
For the water to look blue they generally add chlorine. As a result,
dolphins go blind within some six months. "The activities of "Nerium,"
the Ukrainian company that has brought dolphins for "Nemo," have been
declared illegal in Ukraine. Our Ukrainian colleagues share our
concerns for the dolphins and are going to hold a protest action in
Kyiv Dec 27," says Adamyan.
From: A. Papazian
2010-12-24 16:55:00
ArmInfo. A "Nemo" dolphinarium was opened in Yerevan today.
During the opening ceremony a brass band played Gazmanov's song
"Moscow: Bells are Tolling." So, for whom are the bells tolling? For
dolphins, environmentalists say.
A group of greens held a protest action in front of the dolphinarium
today. Head of the Birds Lovers Center NGO Silva Adamyan says that in
captivity dolphins live less than when free. "In Costa Rica, Great
Britain and some US states they are beginning to close dolphinariums.
Experts say that in captivity dolphins are prone to stress and can be
very dangerous. There have even been cases of dolphins killing people.
Despite this fact, "Nemo"'s commercial says that they will also
provide dolphin-therapy for children," says Adamyan.
For the water to look blue they generally add chlorine. As a result,
dolphins go blind within some six months. "The activities of "Nerium,"
the Ukrainian company that has brought dolphins for "Nemo," have been
declared illegal in Ukraine. Our Ukrainian colleagues share our
concerns for the dolphins and are going to hold a protest action in
Kyiv Dec 27," says Adamyan.
From: A. Papazian