Dolphins suffering in Indonesian travelling circus caught on camera
Video footage taken by an animal welfare NGO in Indonesia has revealed the terrible conditions that dolphins are being kept in by travelling circuses in the country.
The creatures are put into tiny crates prior to being shipped between locations. They are then forced to perform in tiny tanks in shows that include having to leap through burning hoops. Local group, the Jakarta Animal Aid Network, are calling for an end to the practice, and for the local airline, Sriwikaya Air, to stop carrying the dolphins.
It is estimated that there are three companies operating the shows in Indonesia, with around 70 dolphins held captive. The government has previously promised to take action but so far nothing has changed.
