AR-News: (US) Reno doctor target of investigation for dolphin business

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[from Reno Gazette Journal]

A Reno physician and businessman who started a Caribbean company that
offers visitors a chance to swim with dolphins is the target of a federal
investigation into whether he violated a U.S. trade embargo by purchasing
his animals in Cuba.

Graham Simpson also is being criticized by dolphin and animal rights
groups, who say operations such as his that hold dolphins captive are
cruel enterprises that should be shut down.

“Dolphin Fantaseas poses a serious threat to the welfare of dolphins,”
said Helen O’Barry of the Florida-based Dolphin Project. “The company is
causing an increase in violent captures, lifelong confinement and
commercial exploitation of dolphins.”

full story:
http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2003/10/18/54497.php?sp1=rgj&sp2=News&sp3=Local+News&sp5=RGJ.com&sp6=news&sp7=local_news

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