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:

#8073- 00:00, Oct 26, valأ©rie mata, France
#8072- 00:00, Oct 26, S. B., Canada
This planet we've been given must be taken care of and respected.
#8071- 00:00, Oct 26, ذگذ½ر‚ذ¾ذ½ ذœذ°ذ¹ذ¾ر€ذ¾ذ², Russian Federation
#8070- 00:00, Oct 26, bohmert sandy, France
let all the animals alive.stop the barbaric!
#8069- 00:00, Oct 26, Dr. Andrea Singer, Germany
This has to be stopped immediately and they have to be released to the ocean back in their home country. Why do people think they can do anything if they just have enough money? There are laws, rules, moral and ethics which should be worth more than dollars. Aren't there laws against touching, capturing and torturing animals especially in the sea? Seems this is beneath notice if the animals are captured outside the Red Sea. Shame on you Egypt!
#8068- 00:00, Oct 26, Hayley Page, United Kingdom
no one, human or animal deserves this kind of cruelty
#8067- 00:00, Oct 26, Andrea Bartha, United Kingdom
#8066- 00:00, Oct 26, JOHN KEGLER, United States
#8065- 00:00, Oct 26, Brendan Steakelum, United States
#8064- 00:00, Oct 26, Alicia Banis, United States
#8063- 00:00, Oct 26, Monica Rabb, Sweden
#8062- 00:00, Oct 26, Thiago Ghilardi, Brazil
No animal should be obligated to live in a prison and survive on a diet of anti-depressants for the rest of their lives.
#8061- 00:00, Oct 26, gerlinde palsingh, Austria
#8060- 00:00, Oct 26, Adam Podlasinski, Poland
they are treated like simple animals but should be like thinking creatures and should live on freedom!
#8059- 00:00, Oct 26, ROB TEDDS, United Kingdom
#8058- 00:00, Oct 26, Kelly Dickinson, Canada
[All]Animals belong in their natural world. God did not create animals to serve us, he created us to serve them. God is in all of us, we are all God expressing himself, all of us being every species of living thing on this great Earth. But taking animals captivate, we are taking them out of their habitats which sets off a chain reaction that destroys the ecosystem. The destruction of that ecosystem then contributes to the destruction of the earth. We in turn are therefore knowingly destroying ourselves, each committing a slow suicide and mass murder. Animals do not need us to survive on this planet, we need them.
#8057- 00:00, Oct 26, Sarah El Atabani, Egypt
#8056- 00:00, Oct 26, Markus Gruber, Germany
#8055- 00:00, Oct 26, ralf scheffer, Switzerland
#8054- 00:00, Oct 26, Irone Lee Gurrea, Philippines
#8053- 00:00, Oct 26, csapai judit, Hungary
Csapai Judit
#8052- 00:00, Oct 26, Marjorie Jennings, United States
Please stop capturing and keeping these poor dolphins in captivity. They weren't made to be our entertainment. It's cruel and inhumane. Stop this senseless entertainment. Le them go. They are suffering because they are not living free. Besides, they don't have enough room to be healthy. Please make keeping dolphins by anyone against the law.
#8051- 00:00, Oct 26, Coren-Maria Tiebout, Netherlands
#8050- 00:00, Oct 25, Waltraud Hadler, Germany
#8049- 00:00, Oct 25, Lori Kegler, United States
#8048- 00:00, Oct 25, Jeanne Kelly, United States
#8047- 00:00, Oct 25, Carla Maximilien, United States
#8046- 00:00, Oct 25, Katelyn Bice, United States
#8045- 00:00, Oct 25, Courtney Kessler, United States
#8044- 00:00, Oct 25, Jacqualyn Wilson, United States
#8043- 00:00, Oct 25, Sabine Pardes, Austria
#8042- 00:00, Oct 25, Odgerel Khanddorj, Mongolia
#8041- 00:00, Oct 25, Frank Garcia, United States
#8040- 00:00, Oct 25, Karen Delgado, United States
Cruel and unusual punishment! Dont let any more dolphins Die!!!!
#8039- 00:00, Oct 25, Annie Yano, United States
#8038- 00:00, Oct 25, sama ali, Egypt
#8037- 00:00, Oct 25, Hellen Van Humbeeck, Belgium
we need to stop this. Hepca, thank you for caring!
#8036- 00:00, Oct 25, Caitlin Tillman, United States
#8035- 00:00, Oct 25, Kseniya Verisovkina, Russian Federation
#8034- 00:00, Oct 25, Ben Weiss, United States
#8033- 00:00, Oct 25, Brenda Rogers, United States
voices for those with no voices
#8032- 00:00, Oct 25, jason reeves, United States
#8031- 00:00, Oct 25, Kim Normann, Germany
#8030- 00:00, Oct 25, mirella maietta, Italy
stop dolphin captivity in egypt!
#8029- 00:00, Oct 25, quentin vignaud, France
#8028- 00:00, Oct 25, Jennifer Kopp, United States
#8027- 00:00, Oct 25, Brigitte De Clercq, Belgium
SHAME,SHAME,SHAME
#8026- 00:00, Oct 25, Timur Filaretov, Russian Federation
STOP dolphin captivity
#8025- 00:00, Oct 25, Jasmine Tubbs, United States
Dolphins were not created for our entertainment or amusement. This is absolutely unacceptable.
#8024- 00:00, Oct 25, Barbara Krebs, Germany
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