Indians (from India, not Native Americans) will soon have to go elsewhere to see dolphins hit balls with their noses and jump through hoops. As of last Friday, the India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests “advised state governments to reject any proposal to establish a dolphinarium.” According to the ministry, they should be viewed as “‘non-human persons’ and as such should have their own specific rights” because of their “unusually high intelligence,” making it “morally unacceptable to keep them captive for entertainment purpose.”
Go India! You’re still dealing with incomprehensible bouts of misogyny and female abuse, but at least you’re making headway on animal rights.
-JJ
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