The complaint comes after Animal Welfare Services inspectors issued two orders to the park in May to repair the water system in the pools that house beluga whales, dolphins, walruses, sea lions and one killer whale. The report said the animals were in distress because of the poor water quality. Animal Justice states Kiska was captured in Iceland in when she was three years old before Marineland purchased her.
The group says Kiska gave birth to five calves, but they all died young. Over time, it says, her other companions died or moved to other facilities. While it's illegal to keep whales and dolphins in captivity, Marineland has an exemption because of the rule's grandfather clause. The complaint includes comment from Dr.
He toured the theme park with Mr. Gordon Counsell. As business increased, Mr. Holer brought in whales and other valuable sea mammals. Glitches inevitably arose. In , the U. Bad weather had forced the pilot to land in Texas without a permit for his live cargo.
The dolphins were released into the Gulf of Mexico. In , Marineland added orcas, also known as killer whales, to its roster of performers. The famous orca Keiko, eventual star of the hit movie Free Willy, worked at Marineland for a few years in the eighties, a decade in which the park saw a multi-billion-dollar expansion. When Keiko began exhibiting signs of distress, Mr. Holer sold him to a Mexican aquarium. Over the years, as attitudes toward keeping animals in captivity changed, Marineland became a target for animal-rights activists.
He put up his hand and shoved the camera into my face. He was aggressive. This guy can just threaten anybody? Woodyer said Zoocheck finally gave up organizing protests and decided to lobby for tougher legislation instead. In , Ontario banned the practice of owning and breeding orcas in captivity while simultaneously allowing Marineland to keep its last remaining orca, named Kiska.
Marineland unsuccessfully objected, arguing that Kiska needed a companion. She is the last orca in Canada to be owned and is now too elderly to be released. Bill S, known as the Free Willy bill is currently before the senate. If it is passed into law, it will be a criminal offence to keep or sell whales and dolphins in Canada. In a statement on social media after Mr. Only two facilities remain in Canada that keep dolphins captive: Marineland and the Vancouver Aquarium, with the latter voluntarily banning cetacean captivity.
Dolphin Project has thrown its support behind this bill, urging politicians to vote on legislation that would effectively end cetacean captivity across the country. What provisions have been put in place for them? Ideally, they would be retired into their natural habitats, where they could live out their lives in peace and dignity.
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