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Swimming with dolphins looks like fun, and may have some other benefits, too. But is it safe for the dolphin? And how about those other swimming animals!
Stop Supporting ‘Illegal and Cruel’ Dolphin Captures and Dolphin Swim Excursions
Besides the cruelty involved, swim-with-dolphins programs can also be dangerous to the public. Because they are ill-suited for captivity, dolphins can become agitated and aggressive from forced interaction with humans. In Japan, dolphins are captured by driving entire pods ashore and slaughtering all but the few who are to be sold to amusement parks. Stop supporting ‘illegal and cruel’ dolphin captures and dolphin swim excursions.
Dolphin Reef Eilat
Dolphin Reef Eilat, on the shores of the Red Sea, is a unique attraction. At the Reef, visitors are given the special opportunity to meet and observe dolphins in their natural habitat.
Dolphin Swim Programs
A differing opinion on the benefits of this activity - these people look at things from the dolphins point of view. Or at least what they perceive as that point of view.
Dolphin World Adventure Tours
Jump in with the Dolphins of Florida
Dolphins Plus
An educational and research facility in Key Largo, FL; you can watch or get in with the big aquatic mammals.
Swimming with Wild Dolphins
Wild Dolphins Charters offers various trips to enjoy swimming with dolphins in the Bahamas.
Synergy Dolphin Experience
Pictures and text of a dolphin swimming experience, along with contacts needed to plan a similar trip to either the Grand Bahamas or Ft. Lauderdale.
The Divine Dolphin
"Wild Dolphin and Whale adventures in Bimini, Bahamas, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic."
The Magical World of Dolphins
What could dolphin swimming do for you? Find out what it does for these folks.
This Dog Can Swim!
Umbra, a Guiness Book record holder, is a wonder in the water, including a 3.1 mile swim in 1:17; from Swimming Dog Videos.