OSPCA inspection of Marineland – October 10, 2014

From a CNW press release seen on Yahoo! Canada Finance: On Friday, October 10, 2014 Marineland welcomed the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) Zoo Inspection team for another of its regular and thorough inspections of all of our land animals, marine mammals and facilities. We are pleased to report that…

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OSPCA chair details 7 orders issued against Marineland

From the Toronto Star: The chair of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says Marineland complied with four OSPCA orders to fix problems and is working on three other orders, including improving its water system. “The water is a big issue because we concern ourselves with any animals’ environment,” Rob Godfrey…

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Marineland agrees to external water-quality inspections

From the Toronto Star: Marineland must “thoroughly update” its water quality protocols to ensure it has a healthy environment for marine mammals in the wake of a Star investigation. In an interim report Wednesday, the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums said studies of water quality logs and animal health records “raise questions” about how…

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Inspectors take only a day, give Marineland a clean bill of health

From the Toronto Star: It took only a day for inspectors to give Marineland the thumbs-up in the wake of a Star investigation and public complaints about animal care at the Niagara Falls facility. In a recent Starseries, former trainers blamed chronic health issues among sea mammals, including the recent death of a baby beluga,…

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