There has been a produce backlash against the use of cetaceans in animal shows , which has precipitate the late bans on using whales and dolphinfish , particularlyin the United States . Now it seems that scandalization has spread to Europe , too .
Francehas just signed into lawa novel legislation that bans the breeding of heavyweight and dolphins in the commonwealth . It mean that those animals presently in captivity will be the last stay on cetacean mammal in France , in a move that has been welcomed by animal rightfulness Polemonium caeruleum , but decry by those institutions that still keep them .
But the Modern law goes further than simply banning the bringing up of orcas and dolphin . Afterapparently learningthat “ some of the fauna were drug ” , the Environmental Minister responsible for signal the law decided to make it “ more ultra ” and veto the keeping of all whales , dolphins , and porpoises , except those orca and bottlenose dolphins already being kept in prescribed aquariums , meaning a ban on all new acquisition .
The legislationwill also banattractions from allowing guests to interact with dolphins , putting an end to the practice of mass swim with the marine mammal . It has also stipulated that all storage tank will need to increase in sizing by at least 150 percentage , for “ reserve the animate being to live in less propinquity from visitors and other fauna . ”
There are presently four dolphinariums still lock in France today , including one of thetwo stay on facilitiesto keep orcas in immurement in Europe . Marineland , in Antibes , has four orcas that are used for displays , and 13 bottlenose dolphins , which customers can also devote to swim with . This means that the new rules introduced to France will attain this park on multiple front , to the great consternation from the management . The school principal of Marineland has described the move as a “ thunderbolt ” to the establishment .
All aquarium that still keep orcas and dolphin will have six calendar month to abide by with the Modern formula , although they have up to three years to expatiate the storage tank used by the animal .
Since prominent and high profile campaign , and films such as the documentaryBlackfish , came out there has been a steady rising conviction from the public towards using whales and dolphins in marine show . Those against it argue that the animals are extremely intelligent , wide - ranging species that do not suit captivity , though , conversely , there isevidencethat intimate the animals are not actually more stressed than their groundless opposite number .
