Change.org, 5 Aug 2011
The Marine Life Park of RWS told AsiaOne that it "provides strong and inspiring messages to visitors" that documentaries are unable to provide. As dolphin activist Ric O'Barry has said, the message provided by captive dolphin exhibits is anything but inspiring. “What does it teach you to see a dolphin suffer and what do the young children really learn from the dolphin? They learn that abusing nature is alright and that is really dangerous to their young minds.”
Chris Porter, the trafficker who originally caught the dolphins for RWS, has even stated that the resort "is using the animals primarily to make money while telling the public that its aim is to educate the public on marine conservation." Full story
