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30 beluga whales could be euthanized at Canada's defunct Marineland park
- Then last week, Marineland amusement park, Niagara Falls, warned it will be forced to euthanize its 30 beluga whales unless Ottawa provides emergency funds.
- This year the park stopped opening to tourists as Marineland amusement park, Niagara Falls, struggled with debt and stalled a $20 million whale sanctuary in Nova Scotia.
- Inspections reveal Ontario's Animal Welfare Services opened investigations in 2020 and visited Marineland more than 200 times amid 20 whale deaths since 2019.
- Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson rejected Marineland’s request for federal funding as "inappropriate," while the Ontario provincial government can seize the whales to ensure their safety.
- With no sanctuary ready, Charles Vinick said the Whale Sanctuary in Nova Scotia opens next summer and can take only eight to ten whales, while Jim Diodati, Mayor of Niagara Falls, warned, `Unfortunately, they're telling us they're burning the furniture to heat the house`.
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Between rules, pollution and ethics, the euthanasia of cetaceans in captivity is a sensitive subject in public opinion.
Marineland, a once-popular tourist destination, is facing long-term financial problems and scrutiny over alleged animal abuse. Despite a ban on captive whales in Canada, the park is now fighting to sell 30 belugas to China or face euthanasia, prompting a sharp response from the Canadian government.
Canada Considering Doing Something Unforgivable to its Beluga Whales
There’s a hostage crisis underway in Ontario, involving victims you might not expect: 30 innocent beluga whales. Reporting by The Guardian this week revealed that Marineland of Canada Inc, a for-profit aquatic theme park, is threatening to euthanize one of the largest captive whale populations in the world. Unless, that is, the Canadian government steps in to save the park from financial ruin with taxpayer dollars. Marineland has been plagued wi…
Canada's Marineland aqua park threatens to kill 30 beluga whales in shock ultimatum - The Mirror
Marineland was a major destination for families with young children - but its reputation has crumbled over the years with ongoing protests from animal welfare activists
EDITORIAL: If you love them, let them go free
The troubling story of the 30 beluga whales marooned at the now-closed Marineland amusement park in Niagara Falls is a disturbing tale that raises ethical issues about the use and abuse of animals by humans in name of “entertainment.”
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