The investigation documented dolphins doing flips, spinning, having a 'dolphin dance party' and performing other tricks on command to music in front of a live audience.
LAST CHANCE FOR ANIMALS: Last Chance for Animals (LCA)’s undercover investigation of Marineland Canada and subsequent legal complaint led to the Ontario Police Department investigating the facilities use of the whales and dolphins in public appearances. LCA filed the complaint based on concerns that Marineland is violating a provision of the 2019 Canadian Bill S-203: Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act which prohibits cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) from being used for entertainment purposes…
The legal complaints were filed with Niagara Regional Police Service that Marineland is in violation of section 445.2(4)* of the Criminal Code, the cruelty to animal provisions about the use of captive whales and dolphins in shows for entertainment purposes. The Ministry of the Solicitor General confirmed to CTV news it “has not issued a licence to Marineland that would permit the use of captive cetaceans for performance for entertainment purposes…
The investigation documented dolphins doing flips, spinning, having a “dolphin dance party” and performing other tricks on command to music in front of a live audience. Beluga whales were also documented being instructed to perform tricks for food in front of park attendees…
On December 13, 2021, he Niagara Regional Police Service announced that Marineland Canada has been charged with violating provisions of the Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act based on a legal complaint filed by LCA. The police investigation found that dolphins and whales were used for entertainment performances during the month of August 2021 without being authorized to do so under the Act. Marineland has been ordered to appear at the Robert S.K. Welch Courthouse on February 14, 2022…
LCA’s undercover investigations have exposed shocking abuse and neglect at the controversial theme park. LCA’s documentation of inadequate housing, treatment, and care of the animals was instrumental in the passage of the 2019 Canadian Bill S-203: Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act, which outlawed the keeping, breeding, and capture of cetaceans and prohibits using them in entertainment performances. Numerous inquiries have been made in the past as to why Marineland shows continue to go on. Four government entities have confirmed they have not issued a license to Marineland for the shows…
“Marineland Canada has continued their shows for the public despite Canada passing a law in 2019 prohibiting the use of whales and dolphins for entertainment,” said Chris DeRose, Founder and President of LCA. “Requiring the whales and dolphins to continue performing is a despicable practice that must be stopped, which we were under the impression was the intention of the law. The Ontario police department should be commended for taking the findings of LCA’s investigation seriously”. SOURCE…
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