if you had a big enough tank would you be able to keep a dolphin as qa pet like in a zoo?

Question: if you had a big enough tank would you be able to keep a dolphin as qa pet like in a zoo?
- Keywords:
  captivity,
  dolphin,
  pet
Asked by yssbom to Charlotte, Jo, Kevin, Louise, Valeria on 19 Jun 2012.
- Joanna Cruden answered on 19 Jun 2012:
  
  No I think they belong in the wild, they are too intelligent for captivity no matter how hard we try to do the right thing for them
- Valeria Senigaglia answered on 19 Jun 2012:
  
  I agree, they should be wild. Moreover dolphins have complex society so they rely and need companions to live.
  Also why would you have a dolphin as a pet? Wouldn’t it better to see them free in their natural environment?
  I think this apply to dolphins as well as tigers and monkeys and all other large vertebrates, especially mammals. Plus there are no conservational benefits in keeping dolphins in captivity so is even more pointless than for other species

wolfinspector commented on 19 Jun 2012:

Dolphins are not meant to be caged, and never will be.

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sofoconnor commented on 19 Jun 2012:

it would be cruel to do this. Humans are not meant to be locked up, so why dolphins?:-)

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Jo commented on 19 Jun 2012:

I agree they are far too like us to be caged 🙂

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Question: if you had a big enough tank would you be able to keep a dolphin as qa pet like in a zoo?