The Canadian government blocked Marineland's attempt to export the animals to a park in China.

A Canadian amusement park is threatening to euthanise 30 beluga whales after the government blocked its request to send them to China.

The park is said to have told ministers that it was in a “critical financial state” and unable to provide adequate care for the whales

  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Their (intentional) lack of planning for what to do when the animals were no longer profitable anymore should not be rewarded by letting them continue to pour the rest of their coins out of their piggy bank while the animals die.

    They had a plan to ensure the animals had a home before the sale of the land was complete. It wasn’t guaranteed utopia but it wasn’t a guaranteed hellhole either.

    When choosing between euthanasia and re-homing, the park chose life. Instead, now it’s Whale Stew for weeks.

    • cecilkorik@lemmy.caEnglish
      5·
      3 days ago

      Vague corporate apologism and casual implications of edibility don’t do anything to convince me Marineland did, or do, or ever will have any particular interest in finding better facilities for any of their animals.