"Community Safety Minister Madeleine Meilleur says her team is putting “finishing touches” on changes to laws for animals in Ontario that include licensing zoos and aquariums and increasing the scope, funding and transparency of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The plan, which has been in the works for almost a year, also calls for
regulations for the care of marine mammals in captivity."
I grew up in the Niagara Region, and lots of people I knew worked summers at Marineland. As people from Ontario know, Marineland has come under fire recently for accusations of mass illegal marine animal graves. As a child I was always under the impression that animals enjoyed being in captivity and performing, although this is a lie that was fed to me in order to likely make me feel better for exploiting these animals.
With the documentary "Blackfish" set to hit theatres this weekend, these law changes are extremely timely. With the gestation crate announcement a couple of weeks ago (link below as well), I'm proud of Canada for trying to make a tangible difference through lawmaking.
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/07/18/ontario_overhauls_animal_welfare_laws.html
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/a-tiny-cage-is-not-a-life/article13117337/
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