iPop- site and journalist Popi Tsapanidou has spoken behalf Attica Zoological Parks dolphins: "AND IF ALL THIS IS NOT A CRIMINAL ACT, THEN WHAT IS IT?" I thank you Popi Tsapanidou, Greece! Popi Tsapanidou is famous person in Greece, Greek television journalist and television personality. Her site iPop is popular in Greece (almost 34 thousand followers), and she has also a morning information TV show. She published 4th of July an article about german whale organizations ProWals visit in Attica Zoological Park Dolphinarium, Greece autumn 2017. Many medias published information of the visit- and about the lawprocess, ProWal has started. But i want espesially thank Popi Tsapanidou about her own view and plea for the Attica Zoological Park dolphins. Greek media is not always independent. So EVERY single own view that journalists will speak out is very important! Maybe this is start of good improvement- and many more journalists and also famous popular faces in Greece will follow and speak behalf Attica Park dolphins! I thank also for that there is the newest picture from June 2018- of wounded and suffering dolphin in Attica Park. Follow her: Popi Tsapadinou, journalist https://www.facebook.com/TsapanidouPopi/ iPop- site: https://www.facebook.com/iPop.gr/ ------ iPop article 4th of July 2018: (Google- translation in english) "DOLPHINS IN ATTICA PARK SUFFER AND WE APPLAUD EVEN MORE LOUDLY DOLPHINS IN ATTICA PARK LIVE UNDER THE WORST CONDITIONS, LIVE IN CAPTIVITY, AND IN THE END MANY DIE AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE. THE RECENT PHOTO OF A DOLPHIN IS A TOUGHER PROOF. DOLPHINS IN THE ATTICA PARK ARE SUFFERING AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO STILL GO TO THE DOLPHINARIUM AND SEE THE "WONDERFUL" SPECTACLE WITH THE DOLPHINS PLAYING "CHEERFUL" AND MAKING A WHOLE LOT OF TRICK. HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW TO TRAIN A DOLPHIN TO DO THESE TRICKS? DOLPHINS LIVE UNDER THE WORST CONDITIONS IN A SWIMMING POOL AND NOT IN THEIR NATURAL ENVIROMENT AND WHAT IS HAPPENING IS UNACCEPTABLE. AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING? WHAT ARE YOU DOING IS TO APPLAUD EVEN STRONGER IN THE DOUBLE DOLPHIN PIROUETTES. A DOLPHIN DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THE SWIMMING POOLS, THE POOLS ARE SMALLER THAN THEY SHOULD BE, IT ALSO LACKS BOREDOM AND CONSIDERS PLAY THE SHOW. MANY ARE INJURED, BUT THEY CONTINUE THE SHOW NECESSARILY AND LACK OF THE FOOD. AND THIS WILL BE GIVEN ONLY FOR REWARD TO CONTINUE THE SHOW. AND IF ALL THIS IS NOT ACRIMINAL ACT, THEN WHAT IS IT? THE GERMAN PROWAL, ANIMAL PROTECTION AGENCY, VISITED ATTICA PARK AND RECORDED WHAT WAS UNACCEPTABLE. AND IT'S CREEPY. --- PROWAL ORGANIZATIONS REPORT IN FALL 2017: Details of the Press Release by the Agency: The German ProWal Animal Protection Agency visited Attica Park and Dolphinarium in Spata Athens, and after recording violations of the current legislation, it is suing for criminal behavior. We saw with our own eyes and recorded in videos and photos the "dolphin training program" which is nothing less than a distraught and disgusting performance that aims NOT in training but on the profit of the dolphin owners and the entertainment of the spectators, which is explicitly prohibited by Greek law (Law 4039/2012, Am. 12). Andreas Morclock, Managing Director of ProWal, personally recorded the dolphin performances and states: "Dolphins are instructed by instructors to perform performances in front of the public. The more spectacular the "buds" and the dolphin pirouettes, the stronger the applause of the audience. We noticed and videotaped that dolphins had to jump over concrete walls outside the pool, certainly not a normal behavior of dolphins. We learned that the official Greek authorities consider this behavior "educational", but we have a different view since we have recorded and observed dolphins in over 50 dolphins of the world. We also recorded inadequate detention facilities for the prisoners of dolphins and we found very serious violations in our inspection. Andreas Morlok in his recording and reporting remarks: Behind the stands there were boxes of paint spray, rusty tools, cables and wires. Any visitor, even a child, could fly some of these objects into the pool, which is a deadly danger to the encapsulated dolphins. The largest pool is devoid of shady roofs, resulting in the complete absence of protection from the sun. A worker in the park has assured us that all dolphins have access to all swimming pools. Even if this is true, it is not always true as we observed isolation valves on the floor in all swimming pools. We also recorded that the dolphins are isolated from one another and locked in minimalistic enclosures, which is of course unacceptable for such moving animals as dolphins. Even the largest of the park's pools is inappropriate for dolphins, animals that swim up to 100 km a day in their natural environment. We also noticed the total absence of dolphin toys, a common practice in dolphins as game deprivation is a common practice in dolphins so dolphins are bored and play the game. We also recorded the inhumane behavior towards an injured dolphin who despite his injury was forced to participate in the show, which is a purely criminal behavior against the animal. We also recorded containers with bleach. Yes, it disinfects the pool water but the exposure of injured dolphin to chlorine is a purely criminal act, and the recording of the incident is included in our complaint and in the publication of our report to the largest Greek and Greek newspapers. And of course we noticed and recorded the dolphin's tactics, a well-known method in all dolphins, which is food deprivation. We saw dolphins trying to reach a bucket with food leaping out of the pool onto the cement. Dolphins do not jump on concrete floors for fun. The well-known practice of the Dolphinariums and the Attic Park in this case is the feeding of dolphins so that they are rewarded with something that they lack, that is, food, after each commandment. If you consider such behavior to be "educational ...", WE CONSIDER IT CRIME, and as such we conceive it. The conclusion from our visit to Attica Park and after recording everything, is summarized in the phrase: The Attica Park is REALLY unsuitable for dolphins and the death of six dolphins since 2010 strengthens our view. PRO WAL FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR BREACHING THE APPLICABLE GREEK LAW AND FOR CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR TOWARDS ANIMALS. He also published a full report and, in conjunction with other activist organizations, he made this reference to the media in Germany and Greece. Andreas Morlok: "There is a conservation program for bottlenose dolphins in which all dolphinariums in the EU participate. This breeding program is coordinated by the Dutch dolphinarium in Harderwijk. It is scandalous that this merger in 2016 agreed to several transfers of dolphins from France and Finland to the Attica Park in Spata, even though the zoo did not have any official approval to operate at that time! We hope that the relevant authorities will finally respond and end the sad chapter of captive dolphins in Greece!“ https://ipop.gr/eidisis/ta-delfinia-sto-attiko-parko-ypoferoyn-kai-eimaste-cheirokrotame-akoma-pio-dynata/ Ps. There is also re- publishing in Diaforetiko- news: https://www.diaforetiko.gr/ta-delfinia-sto-attiko-parko-ypoferoyn-kai-emeis-cheirokrotame-akoma-pio-dynata/ Ps2. Previous update about ProWal in autumn 2017: https://www.change.org/p/attica-zoo-and-s%C3%A4rk%C3%A4nniemi-stop-veera-the-dolphins-transfer-away-from-her-pod/u/22145520 Ps3. Photo Popi Tsapanidou profile- picture: https://www.facebook.com/TsapanidouPopi/photos/a.588774617833142.1073741825.588772601166677/1441372035906725/?type=1&theater