Dolphin Assisted Therapy launched in Cuba

Dolphin Assisted Therapy launched in Cuba

Many countries are making strides in improving animal welfare, with some enacting stronger laws, banning certain practices like keeping dolphins and whales in captivity. Sadly, Cuba is not one and its government and as part of its commitment to medical tourism, has launched a new dolphin-assisted therapy programme at a facility on Cayo Guillermo, aimed at attracting overseas families with children who have neurodevelopmental disorders, such as a…

A young dolphin died after being mistreated by citizens on the beach of Puerto López, in the province of Manabí, Ecuador. Several tourists and bathers recorded the stranded calf struggling among the crowd. In videos shared on social networks, one can see a person holding the dolphin with the beak ajar while

Representatives of the Marine Fauna Rehabilitation Center of Machalilla National Park confirmed the death of the cetacean. The post Capture and exhibition of a dolphin specimen, in Manabí, ended in tragedy. Authorities investigate appeared first on El Diario.