US EditionMarineland’s request for federal funds to care for belugas ‘inappropriate’: minister
Marineland warns of possible euthanasia for 30 belugas after federal export permits are denied; 19 belugas have died at the park since 2019, officials said.
- Marineland requested emergency funding from Ottawa to care for 30 belugas, threatening euthanasia if denied, after being refused permits to move them to China.
- Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson said Marineland's request for federal funding is 'inappropriate' after denying permits based on laws against exploiting belugas.
- Thompson stated that Ontario has a role in ensuring animal welfare, implying Marineland should seek provincial support.
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After he was denied a beluga export permit to China, the Marineland theme park last week called for emergency funding from Ottawa to continue to take care of mammals, otherwise he would be forced to euthanize them. At least "inappropriate," Ottawa commented on Monday.
Marineland’s request for federal funds to care for belugas ‘inappropriate’: minister
Marineland’s request for emergency funding from Ottawa, in a letter that warned 30 belugas at the park will otherwise be euthanized, is “inappropriate,” Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson said Monday.
Animal rights advocates urge Ontario to seize belugas, fearing Marineland may euthanize them
Animal rights advocates are condemning Marineland’s threat to euthanize the 30 remaining belugas at the defunct amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ont., if the federal government doesn't provide funding or authorize the whales' export by Tuesday.
Winnipeg Free Press
Marineland's request for federal funds to care for belugas 'inappropriate': minister
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