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38 Dolphin Deaths And Reasons To Boycott The Vancouver Aquarium
posted on March 8, 2012
 In the early morning of March 7th, the Pacific white-sided dolphin named Spinnaker died. This is the 38th death of a dolphin relating to the Vancouver Aquarium pro-captivity policy and money making business.
Public opinion is against captivity, but the Vancouver Aquarium insists on perpetuating the international marine mammal slave trade. They even deal with pro-whaling countries such as Japan. The Vancouver Aquarium continues to promote the imprisonment of intelligent, sentient creatures such as orcas by promoting Sea World. They themselves keep belugas and other dolphin species. Wildlife suffers physically and psychologically because their social and behaviour needs cannot be provided for in captivity. They can develop painful ulcers from the stress and die prematurely. They can be subjected to experiments. Some have been sold or traded to zoos and aquariums worldwide.
For over 50 years, the Vancouver Aquarium didn't have any successful breeding program. Three orca babies, four beluga babies and two Pacific white-sided dolphin babies have died. As of March 2012 at least 9 orcas, 7 narwhals, 9 Belugas, and 13 Pacific white-sided dolphins have died.
Support ecology and animal rights organizations that have educated the public about the cruelty of captivity and the natural lives of wildlife living freely in Stanley Park. We must spend scarce time and funds on protecting natural environments - sanctuaries for all life.
Please email the Vancouver Parks Board (pbcomment@vancouver.ca), the Vancouver Mayor and Council (mayorandcouncil@vancouver.ca) and your Federal and Provincial Politicians.
More Parkland Means More Captives with Your Tax Money! Tell them to stop the Vancouver Aquarium expansion!
 Download 38REASONSMARCH2012.pdf |
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