Petition Ban cetacean (whales, dolphins and porpoises) captivity in the UK

Although presently there are no captive cetaceans in the UK, if there were, it would not actually be against current UK law.
Keeping cetaceans in captivity is cruel as there is no way their needs can be met. This outdated law needs changing to ensure the UK will never house captive cetaceans again.

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Current UK standard of tanks deemed suitable for cetaceans is laid out in Klinowska and Brown’s Review of Dolphinaria, (1968).
Modern studies have proven captive cetaceans have shorter, more stressful lives than their wild counterparts. It is now clear that these intelligent animals cannot thrive in captivity, and our law should reflect that.
This ban should exclude sea pens designed for cetacean rehabilitation should any sites in the UK be identified as suitable for this purpose in the future.

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Date closed 6 November 2019
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