Tag: killer whale

  • Mexico City Bill Outlaws Whale And Dolphin Performances

    Mexico City Bill Outlaws Whale And Dolphin Performances

    Mexico City, Mexico – In Defense of Animals has welcomed a landmark bill that prohibits the use of dolphins for entertainment. The Legislative Assembly of Mexico City passed a bill on Tuesday August 1, 2017, that outlaws cetacean performances and training, as well as whale and dolphin use in research or therapy. “This landmark ban…

  • Niagara Falls Ontario Marineland Shamed As Worst Aquarium In Canada

    Niagara Falls Ontario Marineland Shamed As Worst Aquarium In Canada

    International animal protection organization, In Defense of Animals, today released its list of the Ten Worst Tanks for Dolphins and Whales in North America, with Ontario’s Marineland shamed as the worst aquarium in Canada, and second overall. The facility is listed as having the ‘starkest contrast’ between a ‘solitary orca and beluga whale hoarding’ while Canada’s…

  • Ontario Strengthens Protections For Marine Mammals Including Pool Size

    Ontario Strengthens Protections For Marine Mammals Including Pool Size

    Ontario is moving ahead with enhanced standards of care for marine mammals – such as  dolphins, belugas and walruses – to ensure both greater protection and improved treatment. These new standards of care, reflecting advice from an expert report by University of British Columbia marine biologist Dr. David Rosen, will be among the best in…