#captivity kills

[marine-mammal-news]

‘A life of captivity’: Canada refuses marine park’s request to export its whales to China

Fisheries minister says rehoming Marineland’s cetaceans in China would only ‘perpetuate the treatment’ the whales have endured

The Canadian federal government has denied a request from Marineland to export its thirty remaining beluga whales to China. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson stated the decision aligns with a 2019 law that banned the captivity, breeding, and use of whales and dolphins for entertainment purposes in Canada. The Minister explained that approving the permit would have meant a continued life in captivity and a return to public entertainment for the whales, which she could not, in good conscience, permit. Animal welfare groups have praised the government's refusal, while the fate of the last captive whales in Canada remains uncertain, as a proposed sanctuary project in Nova Scotia is not yet operational.

[snini-9]

The captives for the Southern Resident Community are complete!! Slowly starting on Northern Residents now! Check the database out here!

Instagram| Devianart

[dyingtoentertain]

It’s been exactly a year since I got this beautiful tattoo! I still absolutely love it!  

[lisetteart]

I created this digital illustration of Rissos dolphins at the start of the 2017 6-month hunting season in Taiji. I was heartbroken watching footage of a mother and child in distress swimming for their lives. It ended tragically. I wanted to show the beauty of these beings while spreading awareness of this horrific, annual hunt. In this piece, I imagine a beautiful world where they are happy and free.

[biomarine]

Found this on Facebook, in the Orca Project page. Kasatka, July (?) 2017.

[thegirlwiththeorcatattoo]

Happy Birthday in Heaven, Dawn 💙 You are deeply missed by so many, but your beautiful smile & warm heart will live on forever in the people who love these whales as much as you did. Happy Birthday 💙💙💙

[endcetaceanexploitation]

Horror in the Cove

I know the cove doesn’t get a mention much here anymore, but everyone needs to know what is going on right now. 

On the 20th of January a superpod of around 200 bottlenose dolphins were driven into the cove. 

They were surrounded by nets and left overnight before the captive selection process began. So far 82 dolphins have been taken for the captivity industry, most of them calves taken from their frantic mothers. 

Each day, for around 7 hours, the dolphin have faced the trauma of being manhandled by hunters and trainers. The people responsible are as usual driving their boats straight through the pod without any shred of decency. Dolphins have been repeatedly tangled in the nets attempting to reunited with their pod members. They are starving, dehydrated and exhausted, and at least 2 dolphins have died, either from stress or injury sustained during their harrowing ordeal. 

This horrendous torture will continue tomorrow, it is likely that even more dolphins will be taken for the captivity industry. It is not yet known if any individuals will be slaughtered. 

This is not tradition. 

This is barbarism. This is greed. 

*Update 1. The estimated pod size has now been increased to 300 animals. The captures are ongoing, 2 more dolphins have died*

*Update 2. 100 Bottlenose Dolphins were captured and transferred to the sea pens for a life of confinement. Of those that survive the first months of confinement, half will be dead in under 7 years. The 2/3 of the pod that were driven back out to sea are exhausted, injured, dehydrated and traumatized. Its is highly likely there will be more fatalities among the survivors, especially among the very young calves. 

[sweatybrandon]

Reminder that a wild Orca called Granny died this week (well most likely she's missing presumed dead) at the grand old age of 105. Tilikum died at 35. Captivity kills.