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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Oak Bay Orca Defaced, Covered Up Quickly. It all started here. Tilikum, the subject of the breakout documentary Blackfish was taken from the waters off Iceland and first forced to perform in Oak Bay, at Sealand of the Pacific. That was over 30 years ago. Now, the Oak Bay orca statue 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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