“Your loving support can help ensure the belugas’ immediate needs are addressed and that long-overdue plans for safe, compassionate placement—ideally in seaside sanctuaries—can finally move forward.”
A Call-Out from Animal Justice, a not-for profit national animal advocacy organization
Posted December 12th, 2025 on Niagara At Large
Lives of 30 surviving beluga whales now in limbo at shuttered Marineland amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ontario
As the holiday season begins, most of us look forward to warmth, rest, and loving connection. But for the 30 beluga whales still trapped at Marineland, the weeks ahead are an uncertain, desperate fight for survival.
These sensitive, social animals have already endured years of confinement, deteriorating tanks, and dangerous conditions that have resulted in more than 20 whale and dolphin deaths at Marineland since 2019.
This fall, Marineland even threatened to kill the surviving belugas rather than continue their care—a despicable reminder of how little Marineland values these intelligent, beautiful individuals.
This holiday season, you can show these belugas the love and care they’ve always deserved by making a gift that will fight for their future. Right now, all gifts are being MATCHED [https://donate.animaljustice.ca/page/email/click/1990/8863920?email=Zr1oxJiXkpMbSc2K9WvWdN7cBTh3KwkR&campid=vvWihlnAZHxkwMmtusGc0w==] by a group of generous donors, up to $150,000 —meaning your gift will have double the impact!
Two of the 30 surviving beluga whales still held in captitivity at the now-shuttered Marineland amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ontario
Animal Justice continues to fight to protect these belugas and ensure that decisions being made about their futures are guided by their best interest—not profit or convenience.
Your holiday gift helps:
- * Pressure federal and provincial officials to intervene and safeguard the belugas’ care .
- * Engage with experts and stakeholders to develop and accelerate long-term solutions like sanctuaries , that put the belugas’ wellbeing first.
- * Take urgent legal action to hold Marineland accountable —such as the police complaint we filed after their disturbing threat to kill the belugas which would have caused extreme animal cruelty.
This is a fast-moving, high-stakes situation, and critical decisions about their care and retirement are happening right now.
Your loving support can help ensure the belugas’ immediate needs are addressed and that long-overdue plans for safe, compassionate placement—ideally in seaside sanctuaries—can finally move forward.
Please, help us fight for the belugas before it’s too late. They’ve already endured so much, and their lives are at stake
To donate, click on- [http://donate.animaljustice.ca/page/email/click/1990/8863923?email=Zr1oxJiXkpMbSc2K9WvWdN7cBTh3KwkR&campid=vvWihlnAZHxkwMmtusGc0w==] Donate Now to Protect Animals
Camille Labchuk, Executive Director, Animal Justice
About Animal Justice – Animal Justice is Canada’s only national animal law advocacy organization.
We believe that animals need lawyers, and our legal team works to protect animals from cruelty and neglect. Canada has some of the worst animal protection laws in the Western world, and our mission is to overhaul the legal system to better reflect our country’s values of compassion and justice for all.
Whether animals are used for food, fashion, experiments, entertainment, or in the pet trade, our lawyers fight for the legal protections that these animals desperately need and deserve.
For more on Animal Justice, click on – https://animaljustice.ca/
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