PHUKET: An application has been made for seals to be imported to Phuket along with dolphins for an aquarium/dolphinarium, the Director of Phuket Fisheries said today.
Concern is growing among environmentalists and divers over a plan to open a show involving marine creatures at a water park near Phuket Zoo in southern Phuket.
Director of Fisheries Kiertikhun Jalernsawan said the applications for importing dolphins and seals had been passed to the head office of the Fisheries Department in Bangkok for a decision.
No decision had been made yet, he said.
The Director of Phuket Marine and Coastal Resources, Thanet Mannoi, said today that it would be the department's job to check on the welfare of the creatures once they arrived on Phuket.
''If you have animals like that, you have to treat them properly,'' he said. ''Treat them poorly and they will die.''
He said he did not know whether it was the intention of the people who have sought to import the dolphins and seals to breed them.
Approval from CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) would be needed for importation, he said.
The Mayor of Chalong, Samran Sindapon, confirmed that approval had been given for construction of a round building of 32 metres near Phuket Zoo and it was expected to be completed later this year.
He said the local council ensured that building regulations were met but had no control over usage. It was the sole building permit granted for that site, he said.
Concern is growing among environmentalists and divers over a plan to open a show involving marine creatures at a water park near Phuket Zoo in southern Phuket.
Director of Fisheries Kiertikhun Jalernsawan said the applications for importing dolphins and seals had been passed to the head office of the Fisheries Department in Bangkok for a decision.
No decision had been made yet, he said.
The Director of Phuket Marine and Coastal Resources, Thanet Mannoi, said today that it would be the department's job to check on the welfare of the creatures once they arrived on Phuket.
''If you have animals like that, you have to treat them properly,'' he said. ''Treat them poorly and they will die.''
He said he did not know whether it was the intention of the people who have sought to import the dolphins and seals to breed them.
Approval from CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) would be needed for importation, he said.
The Mayor of Chalong, Samran Sindapon, confirmed that approval had been given for construction of a round building of 32 metres near Phuket Zoo and it was expected to be completed later this year.
He said the local council ensured that building regulations were met but had no control over usage. It was the sole building permit granted for that site, he said.
Absolutely horrible, throwback a century or more
Also a new "Crocodile. World" show being built on Jao Fah + "Tiger Kingdom" on Kathu Patong Rd.
All cruelty to animals, offensive freak shows.
Should all be banned.
Please call in the army to stop them.
Profiteering at its worst.
Absolutely nothing in it for the island, will only tarnish its image.
Harry
Posted by Anonymous on July 21, 2014 16:57