The federal department of fisheries and oceans has denied permit requests from Marineland Canada to export its 30 beluga whales. Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in China has been considering buying the whales for its ocean theme park.
Source: Federal government denies Marineland request to export belugas | CBC News
my proposal – pass the hat! ask everyone that enjopyed a day at marineland toss in 20$ to support a sanctuary with ocean space; i guess these animals can’t ever be reintroduced to nature?? regargless of what one thinks of marineland and the like, gotta do something with the remaining animals.
i posted to fark.com on this! (but it got deleted???)
tl;dr: 30 belugas will either die or will need to be rehomed; marineland will be bust very shortly; $2M/month to keep the belugas. but feds just denied export permission to send them to a chinese comany?organization?ediucational?, so not allowed. but something needs doiing, and soon. is beluga tasty?
here’s a chat i had with gemini. ignore the stuff about eating them.
Lack of consent stalls plans for North America’s first whale sanctuary in Nova Scotia – 20M$ sanctuary in Nova Scotia.
fta:
The 2019 Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act banned keeping whales, dolphins and porpoises for breeding or entertainment in Canada. Exporting the animals requires a special federal permit.
The fisheries minister can only issue an export permit if it is for the purpose of conducting scientific research or if keeping an animal in captivity elsewhere is in the best interests of its welfare.
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Animal Justice, a national animal law organization, praised the decision to deny the export permits. Its executive director, Camille Labchuk, noted that Chimelong Ocean Kingdom has an active breeding program and forces whales to perform in shows, which are activities that are illegal in Canada.
also, some earworms for ya:
