I don’t have a problem with this one.
It isn’t like dolphins have to be held captive to preserve the species.
This is because we think they smile.
Dolphins in nature roam hundreds and thousands of miles and speak to each other extensively.
I have no interest in seeing what is basically lions in old Bugs Bunny cartoons.
Even the “dolphin encounters” at resorts stress the dolphins extremely.
It just seems cruel.
Now you may all attack me.
ditto
Flipper always seemed happy. And dolphins in the ocean will come up to boats and seem to like people. When Ocean World was open in Ft. Lauderdale, I took my kids and after one of the dolphin shows, we stayed and played with the dolphins, throwing the rings. They would get them and bring them back to us, even though we didn’t have any fish to give them. I love dolphins and suppose it is selfishness on my part to want to be able to see them up close.
Recently I was in Charleston, SC and we went on a tour boat in the bay and saw several. They didn’t come too near the boat but close enough for us to see them. They seem to enjoy entertaining people.