Solomons To Resume Export Of Live Dolphins For Animal Shows
August 28, 2007 @ 09:57 AM (EST)
Source: Guardian.co.uk
Up to 100 will be allowed to be exported every year, according to the Solomons' fisheries minister, Nollen Leni. The dolphins are likely to be sold to marine parks, where they will perform in shows.
The New Zealand executive director of WWF (formerly the World Wide Fund for Nature), Chris Howe, said the development was appalling, and exporting live marine mammals was inhumane. "It's just bizarre to move dolphins from one side of the planet to the other," he said. "There are much more sustainable ways of developing your economy than doing that"...
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