ANIMALS - India bans captive dolphin shows, says dolphins should be seen as 'non-human persons'

In a bold move to protect the well-being of dolphins, India has moved to ban dolphin shows -- a push that helps elevate their status from creatures of mere curiosity to one that borders more closely to the personhood we seem to share.

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