For orcas, the Parques Reunidos must make the right decision

For orcas, the Parques Reunidos must make the right decision

Dolphinariums
09.12.2019
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Following our alert that the Parques Reunidos (Reunidos Park), a group that owns Marineland and many dolphinariums plans to transfer four French orcas Inouk, Wikie, Moana and Keijo to pools in China. In China dolphinariums are known for their extreme cruelty to animals and where animal welfare organizations are gagged, Marineland wrote three lines of denial on Facebook.

A brief denial…

Faced with such news and supported by the renowned biologist Ingrid Visser, many associative partners and thousands of concerned citizens, the face of Marineland is pale in reaction to this response. On the one hand, these orcas do not belong to them, it is up to Parques Reunidos to answer; on the other hand, it is more than likely that they have all signed “nondisclosure agreements”. The leaders of the group do not necessarily warn the small branches of their global strategic actions!

A dolphinarium decree which mainly concerns dolphins

The courageous “Dolphinarium” order of Ségolène Royal prohibited captive breeding and transfers of cetaceans between parks. Since its cancellation for a technical detail, we ask that it be rewritten identically. Even before the May 2017 decree, Marineland had announced that it would stop the orca breeding program. In the West, Tilikum and the documentary Blackfish rocked things for the orcas, who then left the European plan. The questions surrounding the decree therefore relate mainly to dolphins. They were and will be at the centre of the new measures, whose announcement, is expected at the start of the 2019 school year, continues to be postponed month after month … We hope that Elisabeth Borne will take an order at the same level as the one back in 2017 for dolphins.

Orcas, beyond the reach of the ministry: we appeal to the President of the Republic!

In other words, these four orcas do not belong to Marineland and are – alas – outside the jurisdiction of the department. This is why we appeal to Emmanuel Macron to intervene on their behalf, as Vladimir Putin recently did for orcas in Russia.

We invite you to participate in the 15th edition of the unitary rally on December 22nd “Stand up for Freedom” to save our orcas and obtain a sanctuary for them, not China! Please continue to sign the petition!

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