STOP dolphin captivity in Egypt

Since the 17th of August 2010, HEPCA has been spearheading a massive campaign against planned dolphinariums in Hurgada. The campaign began when four bottlenose dolphins being held in captivity were first reported to us by our members. The animals are from Japan, most likely caught at sea in the infamously cruel drive hunts (www.thecovemovie.com), and are proposed for transfer to the Sharm El Sheik dolphinarium (Dolphina Park) as soon as the required quarantine (105 days) is over. We have also discovered that 4 more dolphins are expected to be imported from Japan and assigned to a brand new dolphinarium in Makadi Bay, Hurghada.

By signing this petition, you can help us put a stop to this cruel practice.

There are serious conservation and welfare concerns associated with the capture of dolphins in drive hunts and other live capture operations and their export overseas for display in dolphinaria. These dolphins should never have come to Egypt. Due to a serious lack of regulations, these animals are now doomed to live a life of imprisonment.

Furthermore, the Red Sea Governorate, after being informed about the four dolphins, officially defined its position against holding dolphins in captivity within the borders of  its jurisdiction.

Your immediate action is needed. Please sign the petition to tell the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation and  the Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs  that you firmly object to dolphin captivity.

 

 

Dear decision makers,

We, the undersigned, are hereby proclaiming our disapproval of keeping dolphins in captivity within the borders of Egypt.  The existence of dolphinaria is detrimental to the welfare of dolphins and causes harm and death to them through capture, transportation, and confinement in captivity. This is true for both wild-captured and captive-born animals.

Our request is based on scientific and factual evidence that keeping dolphins in captivity only benefits humans who profit from them, but has no conservation, educational or scientific value whatsoever.

Governments need to be firmer in their response to these important threats to these animals and prevent dolphinaria from establishing, while also helping to educate the public, many of whom flock to dolphinaria to watch the dolphins cavorting, blissfully unaware of the suffering and death toll that such shows entail.

We hereby respectfully petition you to:

  • PREVENT the opening of a new dolphinarium in Makadi Bay (south of Hurghada) which is supposed to open its gates soon.
  • DO NOT grant any further permits for the establishment of dolphinaria in the Red Sea Governorate
  • PASS required legislation to prohibit commercial captive display of dolphins and other marine mammals in Egypt, as another Party to ACCOBAMS, Croatia, has done.

We will lobby vigorously, for the passing of new laws to make Egypt and especially the Red Sea Governorate free from this heartbreaking, inhumane business.

  • PREVENT the opening of a new dolphinarium in Makadi Bay (sout... more
STOP dolphin captivity in Egypt

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People Signed: 8971
 
Targeted Signatures: 10000

People Signed the Petition:

#173- 00:00, Sep 23, Marianne Hanna, Egypt
For whoever is captioning the dolphins: Imagine you are trapped in one room you can move in & you cannot get out with the worst oxygen to breathe! This is what you are doing to the animals! Free the dolphins! They are not gold fish in an aquarium! They need a good habitat like you do!
#172- 00:00, Sep 23, Claudia Peters, Canada
#171- 00:00, Sep 23, Matthias Andenmatten, Switzerland
#170- 00:00, Sep 23, Shantel Seoane, United States
#169- 00:00, Sep 23, Felipe Villa, Saudi Arabia
#168- 00:00, Sep 23, Cathy Cliff, United Kingdom
#167- 00:00, Sep 23, Terri Mc, United States
Pleases release the dolphins.
#166- 00:00, Sep 23, Michele Balconi, Italy
#165- 00:00, Sep 23, silvia knips, Germany
#164- 00:00, Sep 23, Sylvia Hirst, United Kingdom
#163- 00:00, Sep 23, Ksenia Chernysheva, Egypt
#162- 00:00, Sep 23, Gudrun Wiesflecker, Austria
Poor, poor Taiji dolphins,it's a shame!!!!
#161- 00:00, Sep 23, Mai ElZeiny, Egypt
#160- 00:00, Sep 23, Thomas Segers, Germany
Resue them and put them out! Put the owner in to the jail...
#159- 00:00, Sep 23, Elke Wأ¼rth, Germany
#158- 00:00, Sep 23, Torsten Villnow, Germany
#157- 00:00, Sep 23, anne crowther, Australia
shame on you egypt
#156- 00:00, Sep 23, Hatem Tallima, Egypt
Stop this brutality at once! Stop dolphin captivity in Egypt!
#155- 00:00, Sep 23, Jim Pickup, Macao
If you visit the places where marine mammals are kept in captivity then you are guilty,
#154- 00:00, Sep 23, Kevin Miller, United Kingdom
#153- 00:00, Sep 23, Linda Pareschi, Italy
#152- 00:00, Sep 23, Mai Sirry, Egypt
All creatures of God deserve freedom and to flourish in their own natural habitat. Captivity is an ugly word and an ugly idea.
#151- 00:00, Sep 23, Tina Gأ¶thner, Germany
#150- 00:00, Sep 23, Pascal Thill, Luxembourg
#149- 00:00, Sep 23, christoph donati, Egypt
#148- 00:00, Sep 23, Benjamin Bena, Germany
indefensible....let them free....now!
#147- 00:00, Sep 23, Jo Warner, Germany
Serious diving instructors always teach proteting the marine environment. Thanks to HEPCA for your engagement - free the dolphins!
#146- 00:00, Sep 23, Wolfgang Kreft, Germany
#145- 00:00, Sep 23, Ali Ghaleb, Egypt
#144- 00:00, Sep 23, karen long, Egypt
#143- 00:00, Sep 23, Andre Billion, Germany
#142- 00:00, Sep 23, Katarina Kollarova, Czech Republic
#141- 00:00, Sep 23, Christian Krzywicki, Germany
Dolphins in the Red Sea - this is great. Dolphins in a Pool or Dolphinarium - this is bad!
#140- 00:00, Sep 23, Marcus Dengel, Sweden
Stop this madness.
#139- 00:00, Sep 23, Vanessa Buila, Egypt
#138- 00:00, Sep 23, Uwe Schmolke, Germany
#137- 00:00, Sep 23, Sven Stegmأ¼ller, Germany
Stop this Horror! NOW!!!! No more Holidays in this Country!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#136- 00:00, Sep 23, ritch cheval, Egypt
#135- 00:00, Sep 23, Christina Hأ¶rterer, Germany
#134- 00:00, Sep 23, Kirsi Koponen, Finland
#133- 00:00, Sep 23, Rich Husband, Germany
#132- 00:00, Sep 23, Francesco Iarz, Belgium
#131- 00:00, Sep 23, Elsa Oliveira, Portugal
#130- 00:00, Sep 23, Elena Marianna Bianchi, Italy
#129- 00:00, Sep 23, Elli Maria Laura, Italy
#128- 00:00, Sep 23, Tina Gauer, Egypt
#127- 00:00, Sep 23, Sigrid Lueber, Switzerland
#126- 00:00, Sep 23, Gayle Bell, United Kingdom
#125- 00:00, Sep 23, Amr Ali, Egypt
#124- 00:00, Sep 23, Saad Ouf, Egypt
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