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The Guardian - US
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Leyland Cecco in Toronto

‘It’s heartbreaking’: how 30 captive beluga whales have become pawns in row over animal cruelty

Beluga whales swim in an enclosure.
Beluga whales in Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on 20 July 2012. Photograph: Tara Walton/Toronto Star/Getty Images

Jelly Bean’s son Bertie Botts is an adorable little “ham sandwich”. Orion – nicknamed “Onion Ring” – is a large but fiercely protective friend. Zephyr has “ants in his pants” and wiggles like a worm. Lillooet is the “biggest cuddle bug” with a heart of gold.

Thirty captive beluga whales in a Canadian amusement park have become pawns in a tussle between a shuttered park, local and national governments and animal rights activists.

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