Spain’s Social Rights Minister, Ione Belarra announced during a recent press conference that as part of proposed changes to animal welfare laws, the country will be converting zoos and dolphinariums into recovery centres for native species. As Spain holds beluga whales which are non-native, how this will impact the public display industry is as yet unclear.

Court Upholds Conviction of Attica Park Owner
News has just been received from colleagues in Greece that the appeal lodged by the owner of Attica Park against
