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Animal welfare group slams Marineland’s plan to continue whale display

May 5, 20245 min

Animal welfare group World Animal Protection Canada has slammed Ontario’s themed zoo and amusement park Marineland’s announcement that it would continue its display of beluga whales during the 2024 season while shutting down its other animal attractions. “Marineland is doubling down on its so-called ‘Friendship Cove’, which is nothing but a substandard venue for innocent beluga whales to be exploited for entertainment,” said Melissa Matlow, campaign director for World Animal Protection Canada. “Animal welfare groups...

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Animal welfare group calls Ontario’s Marineland a death trap

April 8, 20243 min

Marineland, a themed zoo and amusement park at Niagara Falls in the Canadian province of Ontario, has become the site of more than a dozen deaths of precious marine animals, World Animal Protection said in a press release. The multinational non-governmental organization, which works to end animal suffering, has now initiated a drive to shut the place down. Melissa Matlow, campaign director, said, “Sixteen beluga whales and one orca [killer whale] have died at Marineland...