Dofinari — Attraction in Valencia

These cruel places will never shut down if people keep going.

The dolphins only do tricks and jumps because they’re trained through starvation and abuse. It’s not entertainment, it’s control. Many of them are taken from the wild in brutal hunts like the ones in Taiji, Japan, where entire pods are driven into a cove. Most are slaughtered, and the few “lucky” ones are sold into captivity. They witness their families being killed before they’re taken.

Once in these tanks, they’re trapped in a space thousands of times smaller than their natural range, often kept alone or with incompatible animals, suffering both physically and emotionally. Everything you’re told at those shows is a lie — it’s designed to hide the trauma.

The only way to stop this is to stop supporting it. The best thing you can do is spread the word about how horrible it really is, and gently discourage anyone from...

It was very enjoyable to see the dolphin show. They also let everyone take part in a quiz game and the winner gets to take part in the show in a minor role (has to be a child between ages 6 and 14, sadly). If someone over that age wins they get to choose someone else.

They also show how they are looking to help preserve marine life, and also how they help to study marine animals. This is done via a large screen at the rear of the pool.

The staff conducting the presentation also explained what they do in English, so if you are not Spanish do not worry, just be sure to make yourself known when they ask if there are any English...

What an amazing time, lots to see, very beautiful architecture and buildings. The exhibitions were absolutely stunning, they are very impressive and informative. This is a great place for groups of all ages, lots to see and do. Very clean, staff is very friendly and knowledgeable, lots of places to eat and very nice gift shop. The price was very reasonable, would most definitely recommend this place to family and friends. We had a wonderful time and were glad...