In Reply to: To swim with Dolphins in Melka or not? posted by ElliDiArt on Thursday, 16. August 2007 at 02:59 Bali Time:
take a boat to see the wild dolphins.
The captive dolphins don't have a choice, they are there for montary gain, they live in a small swimming pool. So long as people condone these activities they will be used and exploited for the owners gain, certainly not the dolphins gain.
There are many articles about captive dolphins, you can do a google and find some which will help you to decide.
I have no idea how a tourist could decide if the dolphins are happy. I prefer to read and listen to dolphin experts.
There are other captive animals there including an orangutan in a small cage and a performing sunbear which is dressed in silly clothes and does stuff for the entertainment of paying visitors to the Melka.