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: Facing 11 counts of animal cruelty from the OSPCA (Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), Marineland is touting the results of a recent inspection by its own Animal Care Committee.
From the Niagara Falls Review: Marineland will return to court Feb. 23 to answer to 11 charges of animal cruelty. Lawyers for the Niagara Falls tourist attraction requested and received a deferral during a brief appearance Thursday morning at Provincial Offences Court. Marineland owner John Holer did not attend.
From Niagara This Week: Marineland was charged Monday with six counts of animal cruelty, but the company dismissed the allegations, accusing Ontario’s animal welfare agency of acting on behalf of “a band of discredited activists.” The latest charges, filed by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, relate to a number of…
From the Globe and Mail: Ontario’s animal welfare agency laid five animal cruelty charges against Marineland on Friday, levelling allegations of mistreatment that were swiftly rejected by the amusement park. The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said the charges against the Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction relate to peacocks, guinea hens…
From Niagara This Week: “We’re never, ever leaving.” So said local activist Mike Garrett as hundreds gathered outside Marineland in a bid to draw attention to what they see as mistreatment of the park’s animal charges. And it was a case of going back to the future as demonstrators gathered on Labour Day for the…
From Niagara This Week: Phil Demers was disheartened when he was sent a video of Zeus, one of Marineland’s walruses last week. “He’s lost hundreds of pounds,” Demers said. “He should weigh up to 3,000 pounds. I’d be shocked if he weighed 1,000.” In the video in question, Zeus can be seen in what has…
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 the Niagara Falls Review: On one side of the chain link fence families were lined up to enjoy a day of fun and activities at Marineland. On the other side of the fence were hundreds of animal activists voicing their concerns about the treatment and captivity of animals. Keeping a close eye on the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: A new video released by international non-profit group Last Chance for Animals exposes “inhumane treatment” of beluga whales at the park, according to a group spokesman. The five-minute clip is comprised of hidden-camera footage shot over five months by an LCA investigator hired as a Marineland summer employee last year….