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Canada to ban keeping whales, dolphins in captivity | CBC News
Laura Howells · CBC News · Posted: Jun 10, 2019 6:50 PM ET | Last Updated: June 11
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Animal welfare advocates are celebrating after the House of Commons voted Monday to ban keeping whales, dolphins and porpoises in captivity — in a move with long-term consequences for Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont.
Bill S-203 passed a third reading Monday in the House of Commons. (Scott Dunlop/The Canadian Press)
Animal welfare advocates are celebrating after the House of Commons voted Monday to ban keeping whales, dolphins and porpoises in captivity — in a move with long-term consequences for Canadian marine parks.
Bill S-203, known as the Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act, passed a third reading in the House of Commons Monday, more than three years after it was introduced in December 2015.
The bill bans keeping and breeding cetaceans — including whales, dolphins and porpoises — through amendments to the Criminal Code, and would levy fines to lawbreakers of up to $200,000.
Whales and dolphins that are already in captivity will be grandfathered in by the bill, meaning parks can keep all the animals they currently own. |
