From Niagara This Week: Marineland has taken aim at a provincial animal rights group, accusing it of “exploitive effort to use children” in a campaign that is meant to sway the opinion of senate committee currently holding hearings on a bill that would ban the breeding and importation of whales and dolphins in Canada.
From the Niagara Falls Review: A U.S.-based animal advocacy group is questioning why an ad it placed on a Niagara Transit bus was removed last month. Alex Lewis-Dorer, president of the anti-captivity group Fins and Fluke, said the ad was supposed to be displayed for the entire month of July, but was taken off the…
From Yahoo! Canada Finance: Marineland welcomes the announcement by Ontario’s Community Safety Minister Madeleine Meilleur in regards to animal welfare and her decision to seek independent scientific advice in the establishment of appropriate standards of care for marine mammals. The wellbeing of our animals and mammals has, and always will be, our first priority. Our…
From the Toronto Star: Brendan Kelly left after his shift last week as MC of the stadium show at Marineland, and hasn’t gone back. The grinning guy in the bright red shirt who invited children to feed the dolphins couldn’t take it anymore. “I can’t go back now. I just can’t face being that happy…
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Clifton Hill Resort. I like going to Marineland, but I don’t think I’ll ever have the nerve to go on SkyScreamer! 🙂 You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resort Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.
From the News-Herald (in northern Ohio): My oldest son, Nate, was dancing around his seat even before the dolphin, walrus and sea lion show officially began at the outdoor Marineland stadium. His enthusiasm paid off. The emcee chose 9-year-old Nate from the packed crowd and invited him on stage in the middle of the show…
From Niagara This Week: It was a mostly soggy Saturday morning and afternoon for the dozens of activists who stood just outside the Marineland property, seeking honks of support for their efforts to raise awareness for captive ocean animals. Lining up along Marineland Drive, the protestors held up a variety of large, handmade signs with…