Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs Dear decision makers, We, the undersigned, are hereby proclaiming our disapproval of keeping dolphins in captivity within the borders of Egypt. The existence of dolphinaria is detrimental to the welfare of dolphins and causes harm and death to them through capture, transportation, and confinement in captivity. This is true for both wild-captured and captive-born animals. Our request is based on scientific and factual evidence that keeping dolphins in captivity only benefits humans who profit from them, but has no conservation, educational or scientific value whatsoever. Governments need to be firmer in their response to these important threats to these animals and prevent dolphinaria from establishing, while also helping to educate the public, many of whom flock to dolphinaria to watch the dolphins cavorting, blissfully unaware of the suffering and death toll that such shows entail. We hereby respectfully petition you to: - PREVENT the opening of a new dolphinarium in Makadi Bay (south of Hurghada) which is supposed to open its gates soon. - DO NOT grant any further permits for the establishment of dolphinaria in the Red Sea Governorate - PASS required legislation to prohibit commercial captive display of dolphins and other marine mammals in Egypt, as another Party to ACCOBAMS, Croatia, has done. We will lobby vigorously, for the passing of new laws to make Egypt and especially the Red Sea Governorate free from this heartbreaking, inhumane business. Name From Comments 1. Urte Fiek Bordesholm, Germany 2. Amina Cesario Milano, Italy 3. Grandin Corinne Hurghada, Egypt 4. Meltem Weiland vienna, Austria 5. Maha Khalil Cairo, Egypt Dolphinariums are prisons for innocent creatures. They should not exist. 6. Georgina Cole El Gouna, Egypt 7. Dana Kaiser Ontario, CA This is absolutely UNACCEPTABLE! They have to be taken out of that water before they die or have permanent damage. :( 8. Bishoy Kamel Cairo, Egypt Page 1 - Signatures 1 - 8 Name From Comments 9. Janina Witt Wanderup, Germany 10. mostafa hussein cairo, Egypt 11. Tracey Siepser Claremont, CA 12. davide bortolin torino, Italy 13. Katherine Lapuz Placentia, CA THIS NEEDS TO STOP! Where is the compassion? 14. Jessica Allen Upland, CA 15. S Guyver Southwick, United This is unnecessary there are plenty in the sea off the Kingdom coast in egypt, without capturing and caging them. 16. denis mermet port arthur, Australia 17. Jenny Bennett Haslemere, United Kingdom 18. Cosima Doerfel Wallasey, United To the Ministry of Agriculture & Land Reclamation, Hill Kingdom I am an Egyptologist and have professional links with Egypt, but this case of intolerable cruelty makes me consider boykotting Egypt and cutting all my ties with this otherwise beautiful country. This case is particularily shocking because the dolphins are kept in this utterly inadequate pool, where they are left to swim in their own faeces and which came to light because passers-by could HEAR THEIR CRIES OF ANGUISH (!!!), due to the authorities' demand for quarantine, even though in 2005 the same autorities had promised not to allow any further imports of marine mammals! This is a disgrace of epic proportions, even more so in the country who can boast the world's oldest university and is the mother of medicine! 19. Marion Madau San vero Milis, Italy We are living in 2010 this situation is unacceptable and we are coming to enjoy your nature, but this is a crime and we will not coming back to egypt! 20. Christopher boca raton, FL Barrett 21. anita gogolla Kaprun, Austria 22. afroditi katsikis Rio Vista, CA SAVE THESE DOLPHINS NOW 23. Marcello Cazzola Glasgow, United Kingdom 24. Frédérique Saint-genis-laval, Mahaud France 25. Mathias Hohl Berlin, Germany 26. Mary Vasquez Ontario, CA 27. Norbert Michutta schönefeld, Germany 28. Angela Ziltener Gossau, Switzerland 29. Lawrence Sartore Thousand Oaks, CA this is so sad....and disgusting... 30. kelly ann welch Fife, United Kingdom Page 2 - Signatures 9 - 30 Name From Comments 31. Sarah Rifaat Cairo, Egypt This is completely unacceptable! 32. Pia Mendiburu pucon, Chile 33. NinA BUDINI Wollongong, Australia 34. davide gatti rovigo, Italy 35. Nouran Mahfouz Alexandria, Egypt 36. JaNine Erickson Douglass, KS 37. Amina Abaza Cairo, Egypt Egypt...STOP ABUSING ANIMALS EGYPT REMEMBER YOUR GLORIOUS HISTORY . RESPECT YOUR ANIMALS, RESPECT THE FEELINGS OF EGYPTIAN ANIMAL LOVERS AND ALSO TRY TO ATTRACT THE TOURISTS INSTEAD OF HURTING THEIR FEELINGS. REMOVE THE DOLPHINS NOW FROM THIS FILTHY POOL !!!!! 38. Kathy Schramm Encino, CA 39. Aleksandar Nicic Gaithersburg, MD stop 40. Alessia Beltrame Milan, Italy 41. eliette cofflard hurghada, Egypt Please we have to respect the nature and the freedom of all wild animals and if human being don't stop being selfish he will destroy the planet thank to which he is surveying!!! 42. Holly Smith Bunbury, Australia 43. Areej Alsheikh Thuwal, Saudi Arabia 44. Daria Cantù new york, NY 45. Simon Allen Perth, Australia 46. Donia Badrakhan Giza, Egypt 47. Helen Colby Miami, FL 48. salma omar cairo, Egypt 49. jaki song Montreal, Canada This is a disgrace to all living things on earth! They cannot speak out but we can and we will! Until you RELEASE these poor creatures. I am not alone on this, there are hundreds and thousands of people who loves and care about these mammals and I know that some of us will not stop until there is justice! Set them FREE! 50. Margarita Fierro Bogotá, Colombia It doesn´t matter where are we from: Nature around the world is our responsability and we must take actions for it benefit.. it is impossible that, when in Egypt and other many countries, hotels and big condominiums certify that "they follow environmental rules", this kind of acts are still happening, and, the most derisory, Egyptian national authorities doesn´t do anything, unless people (from other countries mainly) inform against it, to the world. I really hope it isn´t too late for the dolphins at the moment they will take it out from those pools, and this signatures will stop more japanese dolphins importation. Unbelievable. Page 3 - Signatures 31 - 50 Name From Comments 51. Mercedes De Philipsburg, The dolphin hype and dolphinariums should be killed not Windt Netherlands Antilles the dolphins. Please watch the movie The Cove. People who love dolphins don't swim with them but protect, defend and think with them. Thanks for this petition, thanks for the dolphins ♥ 52. John Grinins Brooklyn, NY 53. Nicolaas Koekoek singapore, Singapore Please stop this cruelty! 54. Santiago Jaime Bogotá, Colombia 55. Ilga Sokolova Sverdlovsk Region, Severouralsk, Russian Federation 56. Morris Greer Jacksonville, FL 57. barbara owens West Palm Beach, FL let these beauitful creatures out they need to be free, not lock up like a jail. let them go. so our children can enjoy them and learn. i am a voice for the animals.this is 2010 not the middle ages people. 58. Masami New York, NY Mizuguchi 59. Mohie El Din Cairo, Egypt Sherif 60. Gaye Gamble La Quinta, CA 61. Nicole Baudisch Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 62. Karrie Dennis Edmond, OK Is $$$$$ so much more important than doing the right thing? These Dolphins did nothing to deserve a life of cruel captivity! Please release these beautiful creatures! 63. Rebecca Lancaster, VA McKenney 64. STACY REYES Sacramento, CA 65. Alexandra El Hurghada, Egypt Nomeir 66. Debra Kearny, NJ "Stop the Dolphin Slavery". They belong in the Sea. They Sousa-Oliveira were not created to be put in big tanks, of water for human entertainment and amusement. If humans want to be amused and entertained, go watch humans on television. 67. denise edgar St Louis, MO stop this now 68. Joy Askew Brooklyn, NY 69. Anne Pulm Nettetal, Germany 70. Jochen Krebs Haibach, Germany 71. brigitte lehmann hurghada, Egypt put these stupid persons in prison!!!! 72. Michael Haas Sanur - Denpasar Dolphins should not be held in captivity. They are Bali, Indonesia intelligent animals, sensitive and they need to be free. Page 4 - Signatures 51 - 72 Name From Comments 73. Maren Thorwarth Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany 74. Nina Gajor Gelsenkirchen, Germany 75. Thomas Stommel Hagen, Germany 76. meredith fuller west falmouth, MA 77. Sami Shlimon Chicago, IL 78. Natalia Semko Moscow, Russian Federation 79. Anja Hag Dubai, United Arab Emirates 80. Thomas Bordiehn Hurghada, Egypt 81. Katja Mueller Dortmund, Germany 82. M. Reimer Garden Grove, CA Please halt cruel treatment of dolphins. Thank you. 83. Maike Belz Battenberg, Germany 84. Gwinny Zeeuwen Lanaken, Belgium 85. Bianca Rennecke Hurghada, Egypt 86. Wendy Ryan Lucan, Canada 87. cathy hurghada, Egypt bogenberger 88. Edwin New Cairo, Egypt Cruz-Rivera 89. Nadine Thesing Poing, Germany stop this now!!! 90. marco grigolo milan, Italy 91. Stefan Dormayer Gã¼nzburg, Germany 92. Martina Miertsch Berlin, Germany These amazing animals belong to the vastness of the seas. Make people come to Egypt to see them swimming free in the sea instead of in captivity. Stop this cruelty immediately!!! 93. Peter Fairweather El Gouna, Egypt This is appalling and must be acted against quickly. 94. Tanja Weiler Oldenburg, Germany 95. tanja klang iserlohn, Germany Ich hoffe das wir etwas bewirken können! Es ist nicht unsere welt, sie gehört uns allen.... 96. Larisa Reif Dortmund, Germany 97. Lisa Demirgil Alanya, Turkey 98. Somaya Abbas hurghada, Egypt its a shame that there is no other way for the animals to give them the freedom, which them right !!!!! open ur eyes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 99. Madelene Väröbacka, Sweden Richardsson Page 5 - Signatures 73 - 99 Name From Comments 100. Katrin Kueker Berlin, Germany 101. Stephen Bird Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt 102. Stéphane El Gouna, Egypt VERSAUT 103. Michael Finger Westhofen, Germany 104. Nicole Banda Gibraltar, Gibraltar 105. Nic Wuerz Rheinstetten, set the dolphins free!!! Germany 106.