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December 22nd in Antibes, inter-association gathering to save our orcas!

Published on 18 December 2019 at 08h05

Following revelations from One Voice, an animal rights association, about the transfer of four orcas held in captivity from Marineland in Antibes to China, scheduled for January 2020. The Anti-Captivity Group (GAC) called for an Inter-association and gathering of citizens on Sunday December 22nd at 2 p.m. in front of the dolphinarium.

This event will be the fifteenth edition of the "Stand Up for Freedom" event and aims to be unitary. Among the thirty groups participating will be One Voice, the GAC, the Animalist Party, Cetacean Network, Sea Shepherd.

For Corinne Bouvot, co-organizer of the rally and administrator of the GAC:

« The anti-captivity group (GAC) has been mobilizing monthly for almost 3 years now. When this terrible news was announced, it seemed obvious to us to support the One Voice initiative by joining them. If Moana, Wikie, Keijo and Inouk leave for China tomorrow then we will not be able to do anything for them. If there is the slightest hope that this transfer will not happen, we cannot miss out on this opportunity... »

For Muriel Arnal, president and founder of One Voice:

« These orcas, our orcas, must be for a sanctuary, not a dolphinarium in China. There are no laws or regulations protecting animals in China. Parques Reunidos has the means to invest in the creation of a sanctuary, instead of paying for the condemnation of Wikie, his sons Moana and Keijo and his brother Inouk, to a life in hell. And Marineland would come out on top. »

We will not let this happen without intervening! The One Voice petition has already reached more than 48,000 signatures in ten days.

Date, place and time of the gathering
1715 Route de Nice, 06600 Antibes, France
December 22nd, 2019 at 2 p.m

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