Marineland under fire again

MARINELAND aquarium and animal show park in Calvia has come under fire again following an accident involving a sea lion.

During a show back in June one of the animals fell from the pool onto one of the carers, which luckily did not cause any harm to either of them, but was the latest in a series of incidents that is prompting animal welfare societies to demand the closure of the park.

On Sunday (July 2) a group of ICA Animalista members staged a protest to demand an end to “the unhealthy activities for the living beings that live there,” calling for the clo­

YOUR EWN HAS sure of “aquatic circuses with animals” and warning that people who visit Marineland “are paying for this prison for animals.”

At the time of the accident hundreds of social media users expressed their opposition to the “exploitation and captivity of animals in Marineland,” while political party Progreso en Verde demanded that the Balearic Islands Government abolish shows with animals and captive breeding on the islands.