[Snowy]

These people simply don't get it. Do they object to bomb dogs too? Dolphins are smart. You get very poor results from smart animals if they don't enjoy what they are doing. It's possible that these 'captive' dolphins are safer doing this than they are out in the wild.

[AnAmericanMother]

You get very poor results from smart animals if they don't enjoy what they are doing.

Exactly. What's more, smart animals are BORED unless they are doing something that's fun and challenging. My Lab has to have a job to do, or she goes nuts. When she's working away at her agility training, or retrieving, she's grinning and that ol' otter tail is just swinging back and forth. A busy dog is a happy dog, and I bet the same thing goes for Flipper.