Let’s Shut Down Ridiculous Traveling Circus That Features Dolphins Jumping Through Fire Hoops (VIDEO)

When left to live in peace in the ocean, dolphins put on some pretty amazing shows. We’ve seen them jump, twirl, and flip in the air. Researchers have closely observed how dolphins communicate and how they could potentially communicate with us (an entertaining idea, to say the least). And, of course, we’ve seen how dolphin families interact with one another, playing and splashing and basically having the time of their lives.

Sadly, some humans are not content with observing dolphins in their natural habitat and instead selfishly rip them away from their families and move them into marine parks or traveling circus shows. In the video above, dolphins from an Indonesian traveling circus perform some pretty ludicrous tricks including jumping through a fire hoop, fetching rings from a pool, and carrying basketballs around a pool with their fins. At the end of the day, they are loaded up into crates, an act that would stress out any animal, and transported to another location where they’ll have to do it all over again.

Dolphins deserve a much better life than this. These marine mammals are super self-aware and dislike boredom just as much as anyone else. When kept in captivity they show disheartening zoochotic behaviors such as swimming in circles repetitively, establishing pecking orders and lying motionless at the surface or on the aquarium floor for relatively long periods of time. Some captive dolphins have even ended their own lives due to their extreme distress and depression.

If you’re angered by this video and think dolphins deserve to stay in the ocean where they belong, sign this petition and together we can help close this ridiculous traveling circus!