Canada theme park: if we don't get aid, we may have to kill our whales
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Canada's Marineland theme park, which closed last year, says it may have to euthanise its remaining 30 beluga whales if they don't receive emergency funding from the government. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson said the government isn't responsible for Marineland's expenses, noting it didn't plan for the whales' future.
Breakdown
- Marineland warns it may have to euthanize 30 beluga whales without emergency funding. 5s
- The Fisheries Ministry refused to provide additional government aid. 14s
- A permit to send the whales to China was denied by the federal government. 18s
- Ontario's Premier criticized the federal government's refusal to help or allow relocation. 34s
- Animal rights groups suggest moving the whales to a sanctuary, but experts warn this would be costly and slow. 1m 2s