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"Marineland has no ideological objection to whales moving to the Whale Sanctuary Project or any facility that meets the required standards of care under Canadian Law, which also governs Marineland," the park said in an email.
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It also said Monday it has received a request from the burgeoning Whale Sanctuary Project for Marineland's lone killer whale, Kiska, and up to eight beluga whales to live in a proposed wild refuge in Nova Scotia. The park said it "continues to be committed to our mission of research, education and conservation and will continue to provide world class care for the animals who call Marineland home." Marineland is set to appear in court on Feb. "We look forward to the opportunity to defend ourselves in a court of law where the feelings of non-experts are not treated as facts and the truth prevails." "Marineland understands why ideologically driven activists would file a police complaint, and appreciates the pressure the Niagara Regional Police were put under to lay such a charge," the park said. Marineland said it will fight the charge. It appears to show dolphins in a pool with an audience watching as the marine mammals do flips and other moves and get food from staff standing nearby. The organization shared footage it gave to police with The Canadian Press. She alleged dolphins were seen "doing flips, spinning, having a dolphin dance party and performing other tricks on command to music in front of a live audience." "We are thrilled," Miranda Desa, the Canadian counsel for the non-profit group, said of the charge.ĭesa said the group's investigator went to Marineland on Aug. Last Chance for Animals, a California-based animal advocacy group, said it filed a complaint in late September and an investigator working for the group gave a statement to police in late October. Marineland blamed the charge on "ideologically driven activists" who filed a police complaint. "These behaviours are combined with an educational script delivered by Marineland staff, providing a foundation in understanding of these important marine species." "Our animal presentation contains marine mammals undertaking behaviours they exhibit in ocean environments," Marineland said in a statement.
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It said the dolphins and whales are part of an educational presentation designed by experts. Marineland faces one count of using a captive cetacean for performance for entertainment purposes without authorization, police said. That goes against laws passed in 2019 that made it an offence for dolphins and whales to perform - part of the federal government's anti-captivity legislation. "During the investigation, it was found that dolphins and whales were utilized for entertainment purposes during the month of August, without being authorized to do so," the force said in a written statement.
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Niagara regional police said they began an investigation in October over the park's use of cetaceans in shows. Marineland has been charged for allegedly using dolphins and whales for entertainment purposes, an accusation the tourist attraction in southern Ontario denies.