RWS faces Philippine motion over dolphins

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Animal rights groups in the Philippines have filed a motion against Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) for indirect contempt of its courts.

This centres on RWS transporting 14 captive dolphins to Singapore on Nov 19, even as an appeal to reconsider halting the export had yet to be heard in court on the same day.

The Earth Island Institute, Philippine Animal Welfare Society and CARA Welfare Philippines - which jointly filed the motion last week - said in a statement yesterday that the export "makes a mockery of the proceedings" of the country's courts.

The Quezon City Court has scheduled a hearing for Feb 15 next year for both sides to file their comments on the motion.

A representative for the Philippine groups said RWS will face a heavy fine if it is charged by the court. This comes after one of the dolphins died en route last week to the new Marine Life Park.

Animal rights activists are up in arms over the situation of the mammals, caught in waters off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. They were later kept in Subic Bay in the Philippines from 2008, while the park was being built.