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The government of India has officially recognized the personhood of dolphins, a move that will force the closure of planned dolphin parks across the country.
After Hungary, Costa Rica and Chile, India is now the fourth country in the world to ban the capture and importation of dolphins for commercial entertainment. Indias move is in accordance to the Declaration of Rights for Cetaceans conceived by a number of scientists and philosophers, which affords cetaceans (whales, orcas, dolphins, etc.) with the same ethical considerations as human beings.
Choosing to be ethical in the face of great potential profits is an admirable decision, as there were plans for dolphin parks in Mumbai, Delhi and Kochi. Dolphin tanks are now officially illegal in India.
http://asiancorrespondent.com/111205/dolphin-rights-the-world-should-follow-indias-lead/