Help Stop the Capture of Whales and Dolphins(urgent!)

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Help Stop the Capture of Whales and Dolphins

 

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Canada recently allowed a total of 12 beluga whales caught in Russia to be

imported to a Canadian aquarium for public display. While Canada has finally

begun to prohibit the capture and imprisonment of its own whales, incredibly

it has no prohibitions or regulations governing the import of marine

mammals. All that is required is an export permit from the country of

origin.

 

Herb Dhaliwal, Canada's federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, claims his

government has no means or authority to prevent such imports. However, legal

advisors to the animal protection community assert that Dhaliwal's

contention is absurd. The government does have authority to prohibit import

of marine mammals.

 

Wild capture is a brutal procedure. Animals are chased, injured, and

wrenched from their family groups. Often several animals are killed either

incidentally or purposely in order to obtain the desired individuals.

 

As animal advocates have long pointed out, captivity is an unacceptable

situation for whales and dolphins. Whales and dolphins are extremely social,

intelligent and active animals. In the wild they are constantly being

mentally and physically challenged by their life in the ocean and are almost

constantly on the move. Whales and dolphins in aquariums do not have a

constantly changing aquatic environment to challenge them; their small tanks

are comparable in size to human prison cells.

 

Please write to Herb Dhaliwal, Canada's federal Minister of Fisheries and

Oceans and ask him to:

 

Make official the ban on the take of manne mammals from Canadian waters for

domestic or foreign display.

Ban the import of manne mammals from other countries for captive display.

Write to:

 

The Honourable Herb Dhaliwal

Minister of Fisheries & Oceans

House of Commons

Parliament Bldgs

Ottawa, Ontario

Canada

K1A 0A6

Fax 613-990-7292

dhalih

 

 

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