, /PRNewswire/ -- Today, World Animal Protection released a new report entitled " which exposes the popular travel company as a key partner in the tourism industry's ruthless and abusive treatment of animals used for entertainment. At a dilapidated aquarium in , a dolphin with acute trauma was found dead at the bottom of a tank. At a historical fort in Jaipur, , an elephant was beaten repeatedly with bullhooks before being forced to give rides to tourists.
At a self-proclaimed "conservation facility" in the , a turtle was killed after a visitor dropped her, cracking her shell. These tragedies each link back to one company: GetYourGuide (GYG), which sells tickets to each of these venues— and many like them— every day. The new report from World Animal Protection profiles some of the worst animal tourism operators partnered with GetYourGuide, where captive animals endure abusive training, are provided inadequate food and water, and are forced into frightening interactions with people.
These include Dolphin Discovery ( , , the US), Miami Seaquarium (US), ( ), self-proclaimed elephant sanctuaries in , Monkey and Sloth Hangout ( ), Gatorland (US), Cayman Turtle Centre ( ), and Bali Safari Marine Park ( ). , Senior Campaigns Manager of World Animal Protection, US, said: "When it comes to animals, GetYourGuide prioritizes profit over anything else. GetYourGuide's executives are indifferent to the 550,000 animals suffering in concrete tanks and decrepit cages for tourist entertain.
