“The Cove” SeaWorld Prompts Dolphin Broker To Release Animals
Written by Vegetarian Star on April 19th, 2010 in Animal Issues.
The Cove has inspired a dolphin broker to enter a new profession.
Chris Porter, who’s in the business of capturing dolphins in Solomon Island and selling them to aquariums, says both the Oscar winning film and the recent death of a trainer by one of the animals at SeaWorld prompted his decision to release his last 17 dolphins.
Porter, who’s been nicknamed as “Darth Vador” by animal rights activists, is questioning the educational value of captive animals in marine parks like SeaWorld.
“Are we really educating and providing the best representation of wild animals in an aquarium?” Porter told the National Post, adding that killer whales often become frustrated in unnatural environments and lash out in response.
Mr. Porter will start releasing the dolphins next month, and the creatures will be tracked with devices to follow up on their statuses.
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July 14th, 2010 at 11:37 am
[…] While many of the dolphins captured on the island are killed and sold as unhealthy, mercury laden meat, some are taken to marine parks. The movie prompted one famous dolphin broker, Chris Porter, known as the “darth vador” by animal rights activists, to release his 17 dolphins and find a new profession. […]