PROPOSAL TO THE VANCOUVER AQUARIUM

FROM THE COALITION FOR NO WHALES IN CAPTIVITY

John Nightingale of the Vancouver Aquarium has accused the Coalition for No Whales in Captivity of proposing a ban on the importation of cetaceans to the Vancouver Parks Board, that according to Nightingale, would mean the "dismemberment of the aquarium one species at a time."

Nightingale also told a Vancouver newspaper, "I have no doubt that the group would take after other species in the aquarium".

The Coalition For No Whales In Captivity hereby challenges John Nightingale of the Vancouver Aquarium Association, to agree to a new park bylaw that will state that no more cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) will be imported into Stanley Park for any reason whatsoever.

If John Nightingale and the Vancouver Aquarium Association accept our proposal and adhere to that new bylaw, then the Coalition For No Whales In Captivity and its director Annelise Sorg will agree not to campaign against the Vancouver Aquarium for any reason whatsoever.

Annelise Sorg, Director
COALITION FOR NO WHALES IN CAPTIVITY
Box 461 - 1755 Robson Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6G 3B7 CANADA

Tel (604) 736-9514
E-mail cfnwic@whaleprotection.org