Target: Joe Lupo, President of the Mirage Hotel & Casino
Goal: Demand the Mirage release its remaining captive bottlenose dolphins after a third dolphin died at their facilities within a 6-month period.
K2, a bottlenose dolphin who spent his entire life at Las Vegas’ Mirage casino died in early October, making him the third dolphin to die at the Mirage within the last past 6 months. While dolphins in the wild have an average life expectancy of 20 to 30 years—with a maximum ranging upwards of 65 years—the three who died were all between the ages of eleven and nineteen. The exhibit is temporarily closed so that experts can investigate the deaths; however, ticket sales are expected to resume on October 9th, just a few days after the incident.
Dolphins are highly social, free-ranging animals and being isolated from their friends and kin has damaging effects on their physical and psychological health. It has long been known that dolphins in captivity suffer stress and depression, resulting in appetite loss, ulcers, and increased susceptibility to various diseases. In fact, within the last 31 years, 16 dolphins have died at the Mirage alone.
Sign this petition to demand that the Mirage casino dedicate their efforts towards preparing the remaining dolphins to be released into the wild. No more dolphins should suffer this grim fate for their profit.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Mr. Lupo,
Early this October, an 11-year-old bottlenose dolphin died at the Mirage Hotel and Casino, making it the third to die at this particular facility within the past 6 months. Over the course of the 31 years that the Mirage has been running, a total of 16 dolphins have died. Clearly, this is not an adequate setup for the dolphins–which can live up to 65 years in the wild. When in captivity dolphins grow extremely stressed, which can make them more susceptible to appetite loss, ulcers, and various diseases.
We are asking you, Mr. Lupo, to prevent any future acquisition of dolphins at your facility and work towards rehabilitating and releasing the dolphins currently in the Mirage’s possession.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo Credit: marcp_dmoz
The people running this show are both CLUELESS and HEARTLESS CREATURES and should be charged to the maximum for animal abuse causing death and unnecessary suffering!!!!
RELEASE THE REMAINING DOLPINS TO A NON PERFORMING SANCTUARY.
SHUT THIS SHOW DOWN AND GET THEM TO PAY FOR COSTS OF RE HOUSING THE REMAINING DOLPHINS.
how many more need to die before you stop this cruelty?
this is animal cruelty
Sin duda alguna !!!!….BASTA YA !!!!
Pure evil for profit. Some humans are awful. This is so wrong. These are beautiful intelligent creatures of God.
You make billions each year. Won’t you let sentient beings be free, or do you have to squeeze every last cent out of every customer? Cheap MOTHERFUCKERS!!!
This is not Entertainment this is Cruelty. The people who come to watch are obviously uneducated or just selfish people who don’t give a damn about how these dolphins ended up in your tank and how unhappy they are to be there. Get a Soul and realize this is WRONG!
These beautiful animals do not belong in a hotel! They are not entertainment, they are feeling, intelligent animals who should have never been couped up and made to perform stupid tricks just to make a buck for the greedy hotel owners!!
Here here Kathleen. This is definitely not entertainment but cruelty at its worst. These intelligent gentle mammals deserve more from us humans
Stop using animals for entertainment!! They’re meant to be free, not in captivity. Our human race is the most inhumane, cruel race.
HOW IS THIS LEGAL?!!!!
If you need animals to perform cheap tricks for entertainment, you shouldn’t be in the entertainment industry, it’s pathetic and embarrassing, not to mention lethal to the animal victims. Like, “Come see us, we make sentient beings jump through hoops in the water, and then we make them die! For fun, sh*ts, and giggles!”
See what I mean? Just pathetic, what small, greedy little minds you all have, make people jump through hoops instead, you anthropomorphic criminals.
And yeah, I’m vegan, I don’t support any animal exploitation.
Could anyone explain how these people are getting away with such cruelty and keep a gaming licence.Ridiculous
People no longer want to see animals perform stupid tricks for entertainment. Even Barnum & Bailey realized this years ago and shut down their circus. Get with the times! Release your animals to sanctuaries. It’s the right thing to do.
Keeping these animals in captivity is animal cruelty, these highly intelligent, social animals are not for entertainment. It may already too late to release them into the wild. I’m sure the Mirage makes enough money, they don’t need captive animals.
Agree all comments yes they are heartless and cruel. Stop this cruelty now.
THEY ARE JUST SIMPLY GREEDY BASTARDS WHO DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE SUFFERING OF OTHERS AS LONG AS IT PROFITS THEM
Joe Lupo, President of the Mirage Hotel & Casino
I Demand the Mirage release its remaining captive precious and innocent bottlenose dolphins after a third innocent and helpless dolphin died at their vile and evil facilities within a 6-month period.
K2, a precious and innocent bottlenose dolphin who spent his entire life at Las Vegas’ MiK2, a bottlenose dolphin who spent his entire life at Las Vegas’ Mirage casino died in early October, making him the third dolphin to die at the vile and evil Mirage within the last past 6 months.
STOP ALL THIS CRUEL AND ABUSIVE SLAUGHTERING OF ALL INNOCENT DOLPHINS AND ALL OTHER ANIMALS!! The MIRAGE in Las Vegas should be CRIMINAL CHARGED with ANIMAL CRUELTY FOR EACH AND EVERY DOLPHIN SLAUGHTERED which is NOT ENTERTAINING to ANYONE except EVIL & CRUEL IDIOTS!!!! STOP SLAUGHTERING DOLPHINS IMMEDIATELY!!!!!
I Totally Agree With Maria Lavorato
“The people running this show are both CLUELESS and HEARTLESS CREATURES and should be charged to the maximum for animal abuse causing death and unnecessary suffering!!!!
RELEASE THE REMAINING DOLPINS TO A NON PERFORMING SANCTUARY.
SHUT THIS SHOW DOWN AND GET THEM TO PAY FOR COSTS OF RE HOUSING THE REMAINING DOLPHINS.” Shut that place down!! Must rescue the remaining dolphins,,,,ASAP!!
ANIMAL CRUELTY!!!!
STOP THIS CRUELTY!!! RELEASE THE DOLPHINS TO THEIR NATURAL HABITAT! YOU ARE EVIL FOR KEEPING THESE DOLPHINS!!! RELEASE THEM ASAP!!!!
Profiting from the lives of animals is extremely unethical when the animals suffer and are killed as a result. These dolphins deserve to live comfortable healthly lives.