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: 8975
 
Targeted Signatures: 10000

People Signed the Petition:

#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
#123- 00:00, Sep 23, Rob Keersmaekers, Netherlands
#122- 00:00, Sep 23, Valentina Cucchiara, Italy
#121- 00:00, Sep 23, Susanne Geissler, Egypt
#120- 00:00, Sep 23, Rana Nessim, Egypt
#119- 00:00, Sep 23, Frank Leienbach, Egypt
The Red Sea has a unique environment by free living species of dolphins and whales. There is absolutly no need at all to hold these creatures in an unhumanely dolphinarium, dosn't matter where it would be located. Extra Divers Worldwide, Madinat Makadi
#118- 00:00, Sep 23, Rene van Rossen, Netherlands
#117- 00:00, Sep 23, Katrin Lauterborn, Germany
#116- 00:00, Sep 23, Mary Ghabrial, Egypt
#115- 00:00, Sep 23, Tessa McLean, Egypt
The conditions these animals are being kept in are appalling - there are so many wild and free dolphins here we dont need or want captive dolphins in Egypt.
#114- 00:00, Sep 23, Canoأ« Segeren, Egypt
#113- 00:00, Sep 23, Mandy Hewett, United Kingdom
Please sign this petition to help the Dolphins, they should be kept in the wild not in a contained pool!
#112- 00:00, Sep 23, Jocellyn David, Australia
Families belong with families. Wild life belongs in the wild. how many are being killed because you didnt choose them, but you create the market for them to be killed
#111- 00:00, Sep 23, stina gemmel, Egypt
#110- 00:00, Sep 23, MAUFROY CHRISTINE, France
#109- 00:00, Sep 23, Claudio Fedeli, Italy
#108- 00:00, Sep 23, stelvio baffetti, Italy
#107- 00:00, Sep 23, Valerie Cook, United Kingdom
#106- 00:00, Sep 23, A. Liefke, Germany
#105- 00:00, Sep 23, Nic Wuerz, Germany
set the dolphins free!!!
#104- 00:00, Sep 23, Nicole Banda, Gibraltar
#103- 00:00, Sep 23, Michael Finger, Germany
#102- 00:00, Sep 23, Stأ©phane VERSAUT, Egypt
#101- 00:00, Sep 23, Stephen Bird, Egypt
#100- 00:00, Sep 23, Katrin Kueker, Germany
#99- 00:00, Sep 23, Madelene Richardsson, Sweden
#98- 00:00, Sep 23, Somaya Abbas, Egypt
its a shame that there is no other way for the animals to give them the freedom, which them right !!!!! open ur eyes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#97- 00:00, Sep 23, Lisa Demirgil, Turkey
#96- 00:00, Sep 23, Larisa Reif, Germany
#95- 00:00, Sep 22, tanja klang, Germany
Ich hoffe das wir etwas bewirken kأ¶nnen! Es ist nicht unsere welt, sie gehأ¶rt uns allen....
#94- 00:00, Sep 22, Tanja Weiler, Germany
#93- 00:00, Sep 22, Peter Fairweather, Egypt
This is appalling and must be acted against quickly.
#92- 00:00, Sep 22, Martina Miertsch, Germany
These amazing animals belong to the vastness of the seas. Make people come to Egypt to see them swimming free in the sea instead of in captivity. Stop this cruelty immediately!!!
#91- 00:00, Sep 22, Stefan Dormayer, Germany
#90- 00:00, Sep 22, marco grigolo, Italy
#89- 00:00, Sep 22, Nadine Thesing, Germany
stop this now!!!
#88- 00:00, Sep 22, Edwin Cruz-Rivera, Egypt
#87- 00:00, Sep 22, cathy bogenberger, Egypt
#86- 00:00, Sep 22, Wendy Ryan, Canada
#85- 00:00, Sep 22, Bianca Rennecke, Egypt
#84- 00:00, Sep 22, Gwinny Zeeuwen, Belgium
#83- 00:00, Sep 22, Maike Belz, Germany
#82- 00:00, Sep 22, M. Reimer, United States
Please halt cruel treatment of dolphins. Thank you.
#81- 00:00, Sep 22, Katja Mueller, Germany
#80- 00:00, Sep 22, Thomas Bordiehn, Egypt
#79- 00:00, Sep 22, Anja Hag, United Arab Emirates
#78- 00:00, Sep 22, Natalia Semko, Russian Federation
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