• corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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    “we’re closing. We cannot afford to keep these whales with no staff and no land. We want to move them to another habitat which has agreed to keep these animals which cannot be released.”

    “No because they could maybe be mistreated.”

    “They WILL be neglected here and the people buying the land will need them gone. It’s euthanasia or transport. Or you adopt them.”

    Barring a time machine to stop the park from opening in 1961, that’s the options.

    • Zaktor@sopuli.xyz
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      2 days ago

      The option is right there in the article:

      Under provincial law, Ontario has the power to seize the whales to ensure their safety – recouping any costs incurred when the park is sold.

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        How much do you wanna bet that any fines for killing the whales will be substantially cheaper than relocation, so the park will do that and just eat the fine rather than risk the province confiscate the whales and then charge them later?