Concerns Raised Over Animals' New Home

VOICING OUR CONCERNS FOR THE ANIMALS EXPORTED TO CHINA FROM UNDERWATER WORLD SINGAPORE (UWS)

�Ms Anbarasi Boopal, deputy chief executive of the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres), said UWS should have explored options for rehabilitating its animals to the wild instead of sending them to another marine park, and called for clarifications on how the dolphins will be used at Chimelong.

The marine park is part of a booming industry that reports say is taking a toll on wild populations of iconic species and keeping many captured specimens in unfavourable conditions.

Ms Boopal said capturing marine mammals from the wild for display does not have any conservation value as it depletes their already threatened natural populations.�

Please do your part to end the cruel confinement of dolphins (and whales) in captivity, by not supporting marine parks which keep these animals.

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/concerns-raised-over-animals-new-home



As Underwater World Singapore (UWS) prepares to take its final curtain call, the next generation of ever-larger marine parks is set to intensify the controversy over keeping marine mammals in captivity.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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ACRES (Animal Concerns Research & Education Society) is a pioneering Singapore-based charity and Institution of Public Character, founded by Singaporeans in 2001 with the aim of promoting animal welfare.

ACRES has six focus areas: Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation, Wildlife Crime Investigation, Zoo Animal Welfare, Humane Education, Community Outreach and Promoting Cruelty-Free Living.

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