Resorts World Sentosa gets it wrong again

Straits Times Forum 15 Jan 11;

RESORTS World Sentosa, in its reply on Monday ("Resorts World Sentosa committed to wildlife conservation"), cited examples of its commitment, but has not got to the point.

The point is that it is cruel to capture wild dolphins and confine them to tiny, restricted areas.

It must be emphasised that "tiny" here is compared to the vast open spaces of the ocean, where the dolphins naturally roam. A dolphin school roams large distances in its search for food and this behavioural pattern is entrenched in its DNA. To, therefore, confine the dolphin to a relatively tiny space is a form of cruelty and completely against its natural behaviour in its natural habitat.

Cruelty is not justified by business profit.

Dudley Au