Marine Connection is a proud member of Dolphinaria-Free Europe (DFE) – a coalition of NGOs and individuals working together to end the captivity of whales, dolphins and porpoises across Europe.
On Wednesday, 28 June 2023, DFE will be meeting with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in Brussels, Belgium, to discuss why captivity is not a suitable environment for cetaceans. We will be encouraging MEPs to consider legislation prohibiting the exploitation and display of these wide-ranging, intelligent marine mammals across the European Union, including ending their breeding and importation, preventing the establishment of any further dolphinaria, and gradually retiring current captives to seaside sanctuaries – a place of refuge where individuals may live in a setting as close as possible to their natural habitat.
Marine Connection will be present at this event with co-founder Margaux Dodds acting as coalition chair. The charity is dedicated to contributing to the ongoing work to raise awareness of the impact captivity has on dolphins, whales and porpoises, and phase out the keeping of cetaceans in confinement in Europe. 2023 sees the UK celebrating 30 years of being free of facilities holding captive cetaceans and are now looking towards a future where other European countries follow this lead.
Nearly 300 cetaceans currently reside in captive facilities in the EU, performing tricks for food in barren environments, which lack the size and complexity to meet the needs of these complex species.
Dolphin and whale shows are not ‘education’ – they are exploitation.
THIS EVENT WILL BE STREAMED LIVE
Wednesday 28 June 2023 @ 12:00 | (UTC+02:00) Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris
(Please adjust timing to suit your destination – based currently on UTC)
Join Link
https://europeanparliament.webex.com/europeanparliament/j.php?MTID=m726891bf6ea2316242d797cfd8b2c0f2
Webinar number
2741 015 7580
Webinar password
xDi3YNWZp24 (93439699 from phones and video systems)
Join by phone
+49-619-6781-9736 Germany Toll
Access code
274 101 57580
