04.02.2025 10:11
At the Barcelo Riviera Maya hotel in Mexico, a performing dolphin named Plata died after colliding with a concrete bridge that separates the pools. The hotel has the smallest dolphin pool in Latin America and does not even have a shade to block the sun in the pool. Animal rights organizations reported that two other dolphins have died at the same facility in the past year, and new ones were immediately brought in to replace them. The Federal Environmental Protection Agency has launched an investigation into the incident.
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In a tragic incident at the Barcelo Riviera Maya hotel in Mexico, a performing dolphin lost its life. While three dolphins were performing in a small pool just a few meters from the ocean, a dolphin named Plata collided with the concrete bridge separating the pools and died.
The hotel is known for having the smallest dolphin pool in Latin America. The pool does not even have a shade to protect the dolphins from the sun. Animal rights organizations reported that two more dolphins died at the same facility in the past year, and new ones were immediately brought in to replace them.
Philip Demers, Director of UrgentSeas, stated, "Dolphins live in large family groups in the wild. Separating them from their families and forcing them to perform for food, while keeping them close enough to smell the ocean, is inhumane."
Since 2019, the hotel has allowed guests to swim with dolphins and watch performances. It is noted on Tripadvisor that the facility "does not comply with animal welfare regulations." The Federal Environmental Protection Attorney's Office has launched an investigation into the incident.
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