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

  • muhyb@programming.dev
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    3 days ago

    Why do they use the word “euthanise”? Do those belugas want to die because they’re too old and sick?

    Edit: Forgive my sarcastic nature but asking a genuine question here, since English is not my first language.

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      Euthanize means lethal injection. It’s a common way to kill animals for various reasons (too sick, too violent…), obviously it’s never voluntary on the part of the animal.

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        Didn’t know the injection part. It’s the same for humans then? So basically death by drugs. That makes sense.

        Thanks for the reply!