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

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/50739392

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

  • Oxysis/Oxy@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    4 days ago

    You can make zoos that are ethical, it just that most are highly unethical. I was at a zoo earlier this year that only kept a few types of animals but they were given a lot of space to roam about and that properly mimicked their natural habitat. They had space to go to if they wanted to be away from people.

    Ethical care and treatment should be the standard but our world is designed to extract the maximum profit possible while minimizing everything else.