Marineland threatens to euthanize Beluga Whales

[Catherine]

Marineland is closed and can no longer use the whales in shows. They have thirty Beluga Whales left. Since 2019, 19 Beluga Whales and one Orca have died.
They tried to sell the remaining whales to a theme park in China where they would be kept in captivity and forced to do shows for the public.
The Canadian Government blocked that. Now they want the government to pay for the upkeep of the whales or else they will euthanize them all.


https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...uga-whales

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/...-1.7652236

It is unclear what is going to happen. The Provincial Government has the power to seize them and protect them and take the costs out of the value of the Marineland property. It is worth millions. Threatening to kill the whales if they can't sell them to a theme park is terrible. I hope the province does step in and quickly. The whales belong in a sea sanctuary. I don't know if there is one available. If not, they need to build one. Marineland made a lot of money from these whales. They owe them a good life.

For years animals have been used for human entertainment. Now we need to make it right.

[Catherine]

I don't know how this is going to end, but Marineland in not cooperating.

https://globalnews.ca/news/11468551/mari...sanctuary/

They want to make money from the whales and sending them to a sanctuary will not be profitable.
I fear this will not end well for the whales.

[Catherine]

There is hope for the Beluga Whales. Beluga whales are a northern whale so they would do well in colder waters. An Inuit group wants to take them over and facilitate their return to arctic waters.

https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-new...s-11320560

The whales would be released in a controlled setting. They would be supervised and looked after. It might be the best hope they have for a natural life.
I hope this works out. The Beluga Whales deserve a life of freedom in a natural setting.