HUNGER STRIKE IN PROTEST OF CONSTRUCTING DOLPHINARIUM IN YEREVAN

HUNGER STRIKE IN PROTEST OF CONSTRUCTING DOLPHINARIUM IN YEREVAN

EcoLur

Armenian writer and publicist Vahram Tatikyan will start term less hunger strike on October 20 as sign of protest against the Municipality's decision to construct a dolphinarium in Komitas Park, near "Pantheon."

Vahram Tatikyan demands that the Pantheon be included in the list of Armenia's historical and cultural monuments.

The construction of the circular tank is initiated by a Ukrainian organization, Nerum, which should export sea animals - 4 dolphins, 2 sea bears and 1 sea lion.

According to the Ukrainian sources, Nerum Company is implementing such projects in Ukraine with violations of environmental legislation, while two dolphinariums have already been closed down.

October 19, 2010