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‘We need to get them out’: Beluga trainer fired by Marineland speaks out
Kristy Burgess warns Marineland's staffing shortages and failing infrastructure threaten belugas' survival amid government funding denial and 19 deaths since 2019, The Canadian Press reports.
- On Oct. 14, Kristy Burgess, a fired beluga trainer, said Marineland’s crumbling infrastructure created dangerous conditions and called for the whales’ immediate removal.
- With 18 workers covering both pools, staff say Marineland, Niagara Falls, Ont., faces staffing shortages and infrastructure failures after Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson denied export permits for its 30 belugas.
- Regulatory files note 19 belugas, one dolphin and one killer whale have died at Marineland since 2019, inspectors visited more than 220 times, and Eos was euthanized in February.
- Federal-Provincial finger-pointing followed, as the province confirmed Thursday the whales were still alive while Marineland went silent after last week's funding deadline passed.
- Burgess urged immediate reconsideration, saying all levels of government have let down the whales and she wants Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson to reconsider the export decision amid the 2019 federal law banning captivity's harmful effects.
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Kristy Burgess, who had been dismissed by Marineland, denounced the situation at Niagara Falls Park and said that the infrastructure was crumbling.
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The dilapidated infrastructure, lack of staff and inadequate resources in Marineland have created dangerous conditions for its beluga, according to a former employee, who calls for the immediate transfer of animals.
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Leaning Left19Leaning Right0Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution76% Left
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