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Lifeforce Whale And Dolphin Protection
posted on August 23, 2014
Lifeforce Whale and Dolphin Protection > On the Water and At City Hall
On the Water
Lifeforce has been very busy this August documenting boat traffic that harasses endangered orcas in waters off Vancouver and Washington. Our work has previously led to fines. Whale watch companies and pleasure boaters still don’t obey the laws and that further lowers their chances of survival. Boat traffic interrupts their foraging, resting, socializing, and their peace of mind.
The photo below shows how close these Canadian companies continue to get. One company had been fined for being within a reported 12 feet of the orcas. The boat below had set up in front of approaching orcas. Lifeforce moved in position to photograph the violation and it appeared that their other boat sped in to try to block us from taking the photos.
At City Hall
Lifeforce is also working on an extensive report to expose the Vancouver Aquarium’s myths that they need to keep captive cetaceans. They started what Lifeforce calls Aquarium Whaling when the orca they harpooned to kill as a model for a sculpture survived and attracted crowds. Aquariums then took 68 orcas and killed 13 during the captures.
Lifeforce supported Vision Vancouver plan to amend the Cetacean Bylaw that we fought for in 1996. However, they did not ban the cetacean captivity. The Parks Board Chair said they took the Vancouver Aquarium’s word that captive cetaceans are needed for their research and rescue work. (Note: the Aquarium appears to want to get on the lucrative vivisection gravy train).
The Aquarium support included a UBC vivisector, who built his career on a mountain of dead rats, cats, and monkeys. He said that the politicians and the public should not have any say over what the Aquarium does. This would be like the horrible experiments he did behind closed doors at the UBC Kinsmen Laboratory of Neurological Science (Note: Lifeforce did manage to expose it over the years). They implanted electrodes into the brains of animals, repeatedly shocked them to try to induce convulsions, and restrained monkeys for months in epilepsy experiments. Even the head researcher admitted that they found major difference between animal species and the only reliable way to find cures in “man” is to study “man”.
The Lifeforce’s report is definitely needed to expose the Aquarium propaganda machine.
Will You Help?
Recently a fisherman saved an orca accidently trapped in his gill net near Port McNeal, BC. It is inspirational when people come together to save whales, dolphins, and others. Here on the West Coast we are fortunate to have a vast network of caring people, organizations and government agencies. This is another example why the Vancouver Aquarium's claim that they need captive cetaceans to know how to do such rescue work is ridiculous!
We hope you will continue to support Lifeforce in spirit and, if you are able to, with a donation to continue this important work.
Thank you,
For Freedom,
Peter Hamilton
Lifeforce Founding Director
(604)649-5258
lifeforcesociety@hotmail.com
www.lifeforcefoundation.org
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