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7.8 MOEF BANNED DOLPHIN CAPTIVITY

Ministry of Environment and Forests has banned dolphin captivity within India. This opens up a whole new discourse of ethics in the animal protection movement in India.

The unprecedented decision is particularly significant because it reflects an increasing global understanding that

dolphins deserve better protections based on who - rather than what - they are.


 

Dolphinariums in IndiaMoEF order