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“In Ontario, it’s not only illegal to cause physical distress or suffering to an animal it’s illegal to cause psychological distress, too,” said Camille Labchuk, executive director of Animal Justice.
“The two new videos of Kiska raise serious concerns that her physical and mental needs are not being met, and we are calling on provincial authorities to launch an urgent investigation and do everything in their power to help Kiska.”
In 2015, Ontario made it illegal to keep Orcas in captivity. The challenges of re-locating Kiska and the other whales and dolphins at Marineland (many cannot fend for themselves outside captivity) meant Marineland was exempted from the new ruling.
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