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Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati said he thinks a new owner may change the park to be similar to a theme park like Canada's Wonderland or Six Flags rather than one that focuses on animals.
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Deaths come two months after park’s killer whale Kiska dies
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Deaths come two months after park’s killer whale Kiska dies
Marineland has registered to lobby the Ontario government with the goal of selling the park. A lawyer who has represented Marineland for years says one of the lobbying goals of the Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction is its sale.
Article content “In Ontario, it’s not only illegal to cause physical distress or suffering to an animal—it’s illegal to cause psychological distress, too,” said Camille Labchuk, executive director of Animal Justice. “The two new videos of Kiska raise serious concerns that her physical and mental needs are not being met, and we are calling on provincial authorities to launch an urgent investigation and do everything in their power to help Kiska.” In 2015, Ontario made it illegal to keep Orcas in captivity. The challenges of re-locating Kiska and the other whales and dolphins at...