{"id":752917,"date":"2015-05-20T12:11:53","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T16:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peta.org\/?post_type=feature&#038;p=752917"},"modified":"2024-04-02T04:15:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T11:15:04","slug":"never-swim-with-dolphins","status":"publish","type":"feature","link":"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/features\/never-swim-with-dolphins\/","title":{"rendered":"If You Care About Dolphins, Don\u2019t Ever Pay to Swim With Them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video aligncenter is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-player\"><div class=\"widescreen-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Love Dolphins? Never Pay to Swim With Them\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tbigjvfsYLo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>Most people have good intentions when they go on excursions or visit parks that allow them to swim with dolphins. But if they knew the truth behind the deceptive images of dolphin \u201csmiles,\u201d they\u2019d be horrified to know what they were actually supporting.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/features\/never-swim-with-dolphins\/kiss-from-dolphin\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Kiss-from-Dolphin-602x421.jpg\" alt=\"Kiss-from-Dolphin\"\/><\/a>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Some dolphins are violently captured and sold to parks around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Many dolphins deemed less \u201cattractive\u201d\u2014and, therefore, less profitable\u2014are slaughtered during the capture process and sold as meat to unsuspecting consumers.<\/p>\n<figure data-media-credits=\"[{&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Courtesy of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society&quot;,&quot;credit_link&quot;:&quot;&quot;}]\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large wp-block-image--has-credit\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/features\/never-swim-with-dolphins\/dolphin-slaughter\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Dolphin-Slaughter-602x389.jpg\" alt=\"Dolphin-Slaughter\"\/><\/a>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In nature, dolphins can swim up to 60 miles each day. They love to explore new territories with their families, and they form long-lasting friendships within their pods. But many who are used for \u201cswim with dolphins\u201d encounters have been torn away from their families and ocean homes. Other dolphins are used as breeding machines to create more generations of animals who will suffer in tiny concrete tanks or pools.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/features\/never-swim-with-dolphins\/wild-dolphin\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Wild-Dolphin-602x370.jpg\" alt=\"Wild Dolphin\"\/><\/a>\n<\/figure>\n<p>At marine parks, dolphins are often housed in incompatible groups. Because of the cramped conditions of their enclosures, they\u2019re unable to escape conflicts with other frustrated animals.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/features\/never-swim-with-dolphins\/dolphin-with-rake-marks\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Dolphin-with-Rake-Marks-602x390.jpg\" alt=\"Dolphin-with-Rake-Marks\"\/><\/a>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Many dolphins develop painful conditions, such as stomach ulcers, and some die prematurely from the stressful conditions of confinement.<\/p>\n<p>Many illnesses, including viral, fungal, and bacterial infections such as salmonella, can be passed from dolphins to human visitors. People have also been bitten and sustained broken bones during interactions with these animals.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/features\/never-swim-with-dolphins\/swim-with-dolphins-trick\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Swim-With-Dolphins-Trick-602x452.jpg\" alt=\"Swim-With-Dolphins-Trick\"\/><\/a>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Learn more about the cruel marine park industry and the true harm it does to dolphins. Please never visit or attend marine parks or participate in \u201cswim with dolphins\u201d programs.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to help dolphins? 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