ANIMAL lovers are bombarding Thomas Cook's social media pages with demands for the travel agent to stop selling holidays that involve swimming with dolphins.

The agent's Facebook page has been inundated with complaints, with many saying that the firm is supporting the captivity of dolphins for profit.

5 Excursions to swim with captive dolphins are advertised by Thomas Cook as part of packages to holidaymakers Credit: facebook

5 Dolphin fans argue that it is 'cruel and inhumane' to encourage tourists to swim with dolphins Credit: facebook

Carol Hamilton said: "Why's your company condoning the cruelty inflicted on dolphins held in parks? Dolphins do not belong in captivity. Were are your ethics and humanity? Or is money the only thing that concerns your company?"

While Jade Thomas commented: "Please stop making parents and children think that seeing dolphins in captivity is good. Your profit is not worth their misery."

A social media campaign with the hashtag #DropTheDolphin was trending this morning on Twitter, with many jumping onboard the trending tag to plead with the company to stop supporting swim with dolphin activities.

It appears to be part of a wider plan to protest outside of a Thomas Cook branch in Marble Arch in May.

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Excursions to swim with captive dolphins are advertised by the travel firm as part of packages to holidaymakers.

The Sun Online reported late last year on a petition calling on Thomas Cook to stop promoting dolphin swimming trips, which now has more than 168,000 signatures.

It states that the “seemingly harmless” activity is actually “cruel and inhumane”.

The petition adds that dolphins are often “stolen from the wild” and despite being highly intelligent social beings they are “forced to live in confined and artificial conditions”.

5 The hashtag #DropTheDolphins was trending on Twitter this morning Credit: facebook