VICTORIA, Nov. 28, 2016 With the two Vancouver Aquarium’s belugas, Qila and Aurora, now dead, all eyes are on whether the Aquarium will continue to confine cetaceans. While the Aquarium has called these animals “ambassadors,” they have come under increased scrutiny and pressure to end their cetacean captivity and breeding …
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On July 5, 2016 Ingmar Lee of Denny Island, near Bella Bella, heard a message on the marine distress channel that a humpback whale was entangled in netting nearby. He found the whale towing about 100 feet of net, fishing line and ropes. The whale was visibly exhausted. The Department …
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On May 7th, activists from over 20 countries and 60 cities around the world demonstrated against the captivity and exploitation of marine animals. In Vancouver, activists came out to oppose the Vancouver Aquarium’s long history of animal exploitation and captivity for entertainment, under the guise of research and education. Learn …
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Vancouver Aquarium Among Over 60 Aquariums Around the World Being Told to Empty the Tanks May 7th. Empty the Tanks is a worldwide movement to end the captivity of cetaceans in aquariums with their main event taking place May 7th of each year. This year the organization has stated that …
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When Gary Charbonneau went to the 2014 Vancouver Park Board Public Hearing on Whales in Captivity, something didn’t sit right with him. “I was concerned with the lack of information the aquarium presented, including questionable statements so I decided to investigate.” This became the impetus for Charbonneau’s second film, Vancouver …
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