Mexico City is banning dolphin shows, taking a lead on animal rights
Source: PRI
PRI's The World
August 25, 2017 · 12:30 PM EDT
By Emily Green
At Six Flags in Mexico City, massive signs encourage people to visit the popular dolphin show. It happens twice a day, featuring dolphins doing tricks on command as an emcee rallies the crowd with booming pop music.
There is no mention of the fact that the popular spectacle will shut down soon. A vendor at the exhibit even denies the show will end.
But the exhibition will have to close by the end of January, thanks to a new law in Mexico City banning the use of dolphins and other marine mammals in shows, therapy sessions and scientific experiments. The law passed on Aug. 1 with unanimous support.
The ban is part of a growing backlash against the captivity of dolphins and whales. The new law is particularly noteworthy because it’s one of the first of its kind in Latin America and the Caribbean, where swimming with dolphins is a big tourist draw, says Mark Palmer, associate director of the International Marine Mammal Project, which advocates against the captivity of whales and dolphins for circus shows.
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