Brookfield Zoo Dolphin Show

Vanessa and I went to the zoo today. We saw a fun little dolphin show while we were there, and I recorded some moments.

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Pets & Animals

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• dolphins
• chicago
• brookfield
• zoo

[i2598]

brookfield zoo is a nazi death camp

[owlninja993]

Why can't humans just leave animals Luke these alone in their natural habitat.

Zoos are retarded, we only have them for our own entertainment and not for benefits.

Like this one. But then again their are places that are just for the purpose of ACTUALLY rescuing them for a REAL reason.

[AKAcutie300]

awwww i luv animals very much but becuz i say that some people think i dont luv kids

[gally50]

@ianam1983 Perhaps you could read my previous comments again. You will find that i did not accuse Brookfield zoo or any U.S. Dolphinaria of importing dolphins from Japan. I have also not quoted or used material from the anti-captivity personality you mentioned. Why not attempt to could keep your responses relevant.

[gally50]

@ianam1983 I suggest the best way forward is to stop breeding captive dolphins for the entertainment business, as according to your figures, these represent the majority of captive dolphins. Just because they are born in captivity, does nor make it o.k. Would you argue that a child who is born into child labour / proverty does not know any better & is used to his/ /her conditions & therefore it is not cruel?

[gally50]

@ianam1983 None of the comments were my words, they were taken form the website of the World Society for the Protection of Animals. From the research i have conducted I have never found an animal behaviour expert or marine biologist who claims keeping dolphins in captivity for entertainment purposes is beneficial for their wellbeing.

[ianam1983]

@gally50 Closure of dolphin attractions would mean a hell of a lot of homeless dolphins. In the U.S. alone, there are 536 captive cetaceans at last count (yesterday), of which 363 were born in captivity (another 26 were rescued and could not be released due to health conditions). Where are you going to put these animals that are unfit for the wild? In a mythical ocean pen that will evaporate as soon as funding interest dies down? Please.

[ianam1983]

@gally50 Wow, the holes in your research are showing. Brookfield Zoo, like all U.S. dolphinaria, gets dolphins from captive breeding or exchange with other facilities. They haven't captured any since the 1980s and sure as hell don't import them from Japan. Kindly do not follow O'Barry's lunatic example and lump all facilties with dolphins together under one brand of TEH EBIL.

[gally50]

Already numerous in the United States, the number of captive dolphin attractions in the Caribbean, Mexico and Latin America is growing.

They create a demand for live dolphins, most of which are taken from wild populations during bloody hunts. In many dolphin hunts, including those in Japan, the hundreds of animals not selected for live sale are butchered inhumanely for meat.

[gally50]

To a dolphin, a pool is a cage. These fast moving animals, which form complex social groups when free, cannot behave naturally in captivity. On these grounds, WSPA campaigns for the closure of all dolphin attractions.

The mortality rates and abnormal behaviours of captive dolphins prove that a lack of stimulation causes them terrible stress. Swimming listlessly in circles is just one common indictor of boredom and psychological distress.