The move of a number of animals from the Dolfinarium in Harderwijk to an amusement park in China is not allowed to continue for the time being. This has been determined by the court in Amsterdam. It concerns eight dolphins, two walruses and two sea lions.
In an emergency procedure, animal welfare organizations Sea Shepherd and House of Animals last week asked to stop the move of the animals to Hainan Ocean Paradise. The judge granted the request.
This is a so-called provisional injunction, which means that the export of the animals may not take place until the court makes a final decision later. The judge will consider it again later this month.
The Dolfinarium wants to export the marine mammals to the amusement park, but the animal rights organizations are afraid that the animals will be used commercially. “The animals are even worse off if they still have to jump through hoops in China,” says Karen Soeters of House of Animals. Broadcasting Gelderland.
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