DW-CA: Front pages on Marineland’s fine for shocking bear enclosures 8-17-24

Canadians:

Numerous papers have covered, yesterday and today, Marineland being fined for “failure to comply” after having been ordered to improve the conditions in which three bears are housed. The Canadian Press version of the story, by Paola Loriggio, was on page 2 of the Friday, August 16 Toronto Sun and is on page 10 of the Aug 17, 2024, Waterloo Region Record. But the Niagara Falls Review, Welland Tribune and St Catherine’s Standard have the story, penned by Alison Langley, on the Saturday August 17 front page!

I was truly shocked when I read of the paltry size of the bears’ enclosures, and don’t think there is much question as to whether or not the living conditions constitute cruelty. I think most of you will agree that even in the recommended enclosure size of 5000 sf a bear would suffer, and hope that letters will question of holding wild animals captive for human entertainment.

If any of the papers above is local to you, that is where you are most likely to be published. I urge all of you in the Ontario region to respond to the Toronto Sun .

As Marineland is in Niagara Falls, letters from anywhere responding to the coverage in the facility’s local paper are appropriate and could well be published. So please give animals a voice by sending a letter to the Niagara Falls Review at letters@niagaradailies.com .

Yours and all animals’,
Karen Dawn of DawnWatch