A new report from World Animal Protection claims that all wildlife tourism entertainment venues in Bal

i with captive elephants, tigers, dolphins or civet cats fail to meet even the basic needs of wild animals in captivity.

The "Wildlife Abusement Parks report" details the results of an investigation into 26 wildlife tourism venues in Bali,

Lombok and Gili Trawangan that house 1,500 wild animals, including elephants, dolphins and orangutans.

Elephant rides, swimming with dolphins, orang-utan selfies and circus-style shows,

are increasingly popular tourist activities for many travellers to the island.

But findings revealed that all dolphins in the three areas were kept in severely inadequate conditions 

one pool estimated to be 10X20 metres and three metres deep housed four bottlenose dolphins.

Dolphins at another venue had their teeth filed down or removed entirely to ensure they were unable to injure swimmers.

All of the elephant venues offered elephant rides, an activity that often requires

a cruel and intensive training process that involves severe restraint.

Severe pain is also often inflicted to speed up the process and quickly establish dominance.

Nearly 15 per cent of elephants displayed stereotypies – abnormal repetitive behaviours

including swaying and foot shuffling – which indicate distress and suffering

Meanwhile, the venues with orangutans offered selfie experiences,

with the many of the animals lacking freedom of movement, opportunities for social interaction and any stimulating activities.

Steve McIvor, CEO at World Animal Protection, said: “It’s a tragedy that Bali,

such a beautiful destination for tourists, forces its captive wild animals to endure such grotesque and horrific conditions.

“Behind the scenes, wild animals are being taken from their mothers as babies or bred in captivity to be kept in filthy,

cramped conditions, or repeatedly forced to interact with tourist for hours on end.

Source : https://www.thesun.co.uk