From Free orcas, Ekō <us@eko.org>
Subject Orcas
Date January 17, 2025 12:14 PM
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Urgent: France's biggest marine park shut down last week and orcas Wikie
and her son Keijo are facing separation and forced breeding if they're
sent to Spain.

Sign the petition: protect Wikie and Keijo and send them to a safe
sanctuary!

[ [link removed] ]Digital image of an orca swimming all alone in a tank, providing
entertainment for a crowd of people watching.


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John,

France's biggest marine park is shutting down! And now orcas Wikie and
Keijo are in serious danger as they could be shipped to yet another marine
park -- the infamously bad Loro Parque in Spain. Four orcas have died
there since 2021, the last one just a couple months ago.

The French Minister of Ecological Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher,
opposes the plan to send them to another park -- and the Whale Sanctuary
in Nova Scotia is ready to welcome these beautiful marine giants for their
well-deserved retirement.

This is where the Ekō community can support Wikie and Keijo in living a
life of freedom and safety. As a global community we can create worldwide
attention on the fate of these orcas and pressure officials to make the
right decision.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name to the petition: save orcas from a lifetime of captivity.

What’s really frustrating is that France’s marine park is going against
the law designed to end the mistreatment of animals.

The law specifically calls for an end to orca shows and a ban on breeding.
And yet, Marineland is trying to send Wikie and Keijo to a park where
they’ll likely be separated and used for breeding – the exact thing the
law is supposed to stop!

A report just released from the French government couldn’t be clearer:
“The guarantee of [the orcas’] welfare must be a cardinal criterion in the
choice of destination." Wikie and Keijo have already suffered enough,
especially after the loss of two family members last year. Keeping them
together and sending them to a sanctuary is the only solution that puts
their welfare first.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition now to help give Wikie and Keijo the freedom they
deserve!

The Whale Sanctuary Project in Canada has been recommended by experts as
“the most credible innovative solution” for their future. This is our
chance to actually make that happen. But time is running out, and
Marineland needs to hear from us. Your signature could help change the
course of their lives.

This is a critical moment for Wikie and Keijo. Every voice counts right
now. If we don’t act, they could spend the rest of their lives in
captivity. We have the power to demand something better for them. Take a
minute to sign the petition and share it with your friends and family.
Let’s show Marineland that we won’t stand by while these orcas are sent
back into suffering. 

[ [link removed] ]Add your name now – help save Wikie and Keijo from a lifetime of
captivity!



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Thanks for all that you do,
Nabil, Eoin, Nish, Ildem and the team at Ekō


More information:

[ [link removed] ]Breaking News on French Orcas Wikie and Keijo
International Marine Mammal Project 11 December 2024
[ [link removed] ]French Government Prioritizes “Well-being” of Captive Orcas Wikie &
Keijo
Whale Sanctuary Project 10 October 2024
[ [link removed] ]To a sanctuary or to parks... the future is up in the air for the orcas
and dolphins of Marineland Antibes
Le Monde (French) 04 October 2024

 

 

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