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:

#8927- 11:31, Feb 11, anna gorecka, Poland
#8926- 20:43, Feb 06, Rachel Hackler, United States
#8925- 03:49, Feb 01, Heike Mazzola, Germany
#8924- 03:00, Jan 31, Bernd Oblinger, Germany
#8923- 12:37, Jan 28, Janica Suhadi-Brata, Germany
#8922- 11:32, Jan 28, Bettina Werner, Germany
Dear Sirs, I am begging you - please stop dolphinariums in Egypt !! All over the world more and more countries are closing those dolphinariums, while Egypt just opened one - WHY ?
#8921- 10:15, Jan 26, Christine Gutfrucht, Germany
#8920- 14:37, Jan 23, Heinrich Dohna, Germany
Help this wonderful Dolphins in Makadi Bay!!
#8919- 23:15, Jan 21, Nicole Kreling, Germany
#8918- 11:28, Jan 18, molly webber, United Kingdom
This has got to stop. It's not fair on sea creatures like dolphins and turtles
#8917- 11:28, Jan 18, molly webber, United Kingdom
This has got to stop. It's not fair on sea creatures like dolphins and turtles
#8916- 11:28, Jan 18, molly webber, United Kingdom
This has got to stop. It's not fair on sea creatures like dolphins and turtles
#8915- 11:03, Jan 17, Ilaria Perico, Italy
#8914- 10:10, Jan 16, Katherine Crocco, United States
Stop this cruel practice now!
#8913- 05:26, Jan 15, Darren Winkworth, United Kingdom
#8912- 16:09, Jan 12, Ludger Ueberhorst, Germany
#8911- 14:59, Jan 12, Pavel Reich, Czech Republic
#8910- 04:53, Jan 05, David Livesley, Egypt
#8909- 22:45, Dec 27, Mirjana Vasic, Serbia and Montenegro
#8908- 08:29, Dec 26, Louise Pemberton, United Kingdom
These Sentient creatures must be allowed to live a life of freedom just as we expect to do as humans.
#8907- 02:08, Dec 19, Anna Galina, Russian Federation
#8906- 17:41, Dec 08, Vang Xiong, United States
#8905- 15:08, Dec 04, Hanaa Sarhan, Egypt
Enough is Enough with selfishness and greediness!!
#8904- 03:25, Dec 03, Inez Orlik, Denmark
#8903- 06:54, Nov 30, ania gor, Poland
#8902- 06:53, Nov 30, pawel nowak, Poland
#8901- 05:58, Nov 27, Elinor Helmy, Egypt
#8900- 02:16, Nov 26, Hala Nasr, Egypt
Dear decision makers; It's time to stop your greediness and stop acting selfishly. You must start to think once about this country and how to save every inch on it, especially in the circumstances we're in right now. May be your gaining much money now but one day you'll lose everything, and most of all self respect.
#8899- 05:55, Nov 24, Tai Torky, Egypt
#8898- 14:47, Nov 18, Selma Kozo, France
#8897- 13:07, Nov 13, Dina khalil, Egypt
#8896- 03:02, Nov 13, Ibrahim Abdou, Egypt
#8895- 06:53, Nov 12, Sandra Scherrer, Switzerland
I wish I could do more for the beautiful read sea in hurghada, I love this place.
#8894- 07:20, Nov 07, ahmed elsafy, Egypt
#8893- 02:33, Nov 06, Sandra Schwanke, Germany
#8892- 07:00, Nov 03, Heba Kashkoush, Egypt
#8891- 14:39, Oct 31, Falko Schindler, Germany
#8890- 02:47, Oct 29, Xavier Favre, France
#8889- 02:40, Oct 29, Sarah Cottin-Favre, France
Why do the human being always need to slave all forms of sentient life ? Unfortunaltely, justice will come from our earth which we have destroyed.Please,let the dolphins free !
#8888- 04:59, Oct 20, Ahmed Khalil, Egypt
Stop Animal captivity!!
#8887- 11:43, Oct 19, Silke Wonneberg, Germany
Stop this!!!
#8886- 21:15, Oct 13, Christian Flores, United States
Conservation of our precious marine life becomes more and more important everyday. From overfishing to the different types of pollutants our future seems very bleak if not for the efforts of groups such as HEPCA.
#8885- 22:30, Oct 01, Amy Dowling, Canada
#8884- 10:19, Sep 28, Olga Dolgopolova, Ukraine
Dolphins should be free all over the world!
#8883- 05:49, Sep 07, Felix Braendle, Germany
#8882- 14:57, Sep 02, Minsoo Kim, Korea, Republic of
let them be free
#8881- 14:14, Sep 02, seung hoon hong, Korea, Republic of
#8880- 14:12, Sep 02, jung her won, Korea, Republic of
#8879- 12:50, Sep 02, kim Mia, Korea, Republic of
#8878- 04:03, Aug 28, Harald Markus, Germany
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