Now is the time to make our opinions on this matter heard! We need to do something now! Below I'll outline the details, post some petition links as well as the links to where you can make a formal comment.
The Georgia Aquarium is requesting authorization to import 18 wild caught belugas from Russia (the Utrish Marine Mammal Research Station). These whales have already been caught, six will end up at the Georgia Aquarium and the rest will be distributed among the various Sea World locations (Florida, Texas, California) and to Shedd Aquarium.
These whales will be for the purpose of public display, not research.
FreedomForOrcas did a Vlog on this not too long ago and she shares some information and her opinions. I strongly recommend take some time to hear what she has to say. Here it is below:
The Georgia Aquarium is requesting authorization to import 18 wild caught belugas from Russia (the Utrish Marine Mammal Research Station). These whales have already been caught, six will end up at the Georgia Aquarium and the rest will be distributed among the various Sea World locations (Florida, Texas, California) and to Shedd Aquarium.
These whales will be for the purpose of public display, not research.
FreedomForOrcas did a Vlog on this not too long ago and she shares some information and her opinions. I strongly recommend take some time to hear what she has to say. Here it is below:
What You Can Do:
Sign Petitions
Below are some of the petitions I have been able to find regarding this issue. Please sign and share them!
Submit a Formal Comment
This is the really important one. Since this is the time now where the public gets a say we really need to make sure we are getting as many people as possible to make a formal comment. The site address on which you can submit a formal comment is:
Since they make you jump through a few hoops to get to the email portion, here is the direct link as well in case you have trouble finding it.
All comments are due: Oct 29, 2012 11:59 PM ET
Thank-you for taking the time to read through this and please make sure you send in your comments! We need to make sure our voices are heard before it's too late for these whales!
Below are some of the petitions I have been able to find regarding this issue. Please sign and share them!
- http://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/noaa-stop-georgia-aquarium-from-importing-wild-beluga-whales-for-captivity
- http://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/noaa-don-t-let-the-georgia-aquarium-import-wild-belugas-to-the-us
Submit a Formal Comment
This is the really important one. Since this is the time now where the public gets a say we really need to make sure we are getting as many people as possible to make a formal comment. The site address on which you can submit a formal comment is:
Since they make you jump through a few hoops to get to the email portion, here is the direct link as well in case you have trouble finding it.
All comments are due: Oct 29, 2012 11:59 PM ET
Thank-you for taking the time to read through this and please make sure you send in your comments! We need to make sure our voices are heard before it's too late for these whales!
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