Animal rights advocates are condemning Marineland’s threat to euthanize the 30 remaining belugas at the defunct amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ont., if the federal government doesn't provide funding or authorize the whales' export by Tuesday.

Marineland needs to take responsibility for 30 beluga whales, not the Canadian taxpayer, an animal rights organization says. In a letter to Joanne Thompson, the Canadian Minister of Fisheries, Marineland says it may have to euthanize the whales after the ministry denied export permits for the belugas.

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(CNN) — Canada has moved to ban the testing of cosmetics on animals, joining a number of other countries and American states to outlaw the practice. The Canadian government announced the decision in a Tuesday news release. Bill C-47 amends the Food ...

Canada has officially banned animal testing for cosmetics. The country’s Budget Implementation Act, passed Thursday night, included an amendment to the Food and Drugs Act prohibiting testing cosmetics on animals in Canada. It also bans false and ...

Marineland, the beleaguered Niagara Falls, Ontario amusement park, has issued a stark ultimatum to Canada's government: Pony up cash or watch 30 beluga whales face euthanasia. The park's warning follows the nation's fisheries minister blocking of Marineland's attempt to ship the whales to a Chinese theme park,