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DOLPHINARIUM IN YEREVAN CONSTRUCTED ILLEGALLY
ArmInfo
2010-10-15 15:00:00
ArmInfo. Yerevan authorities and environmentalists didn't find any
point of contacts in regard with the dolphinarium construction. The
plan and feasibility study was not submitted to any public hearing
and didn't receive the environmental impact assessment by the State
Environmental Inspection of Nature Protection Ministry of RA just
because no documentation was submitted.
It turns out that Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan's all arguments
that dolphinarium and its functioning comply to standards are not
substantiated with anything legal (in this case, the Environmental
State Inspection opinion.)
The State Environmental Inspection of Nature Protection Ministry
should have also responded to the absence of environmental impact
assessment opinion, particularly taking into consideration the fuss
around this project. We would like to draw attention of the State
Environmental Inspection at the fact that the dolphinarium project
is almost ready for exploitation. Moreover, "Nerum" Company (dolphin
importer) activities are recognized as illegal in the Ukraine.
The open letter addressed by V. Boreyko, Environmental Center Director
and Honoured Environmentalist of Ukraine, to the President of Ukraine,
says in 2010 the State Environmental Inspection of Nature Protection
Ministry of Ukraine conducted inspections in all the dolphinariums and
revealed that almost in all the dolphinariums animals are maintained
with gross violations of the Ukrainian Law "On Animal Protection
from Abusive Treatment", as well as many dolphins don't have any
permit documents.
In his letter the Ukrainian scientist-environmentalist demands to
impose strict bans on using dolphins for entertainment purposes and
to forbid maintaining dolphins in commercial dolphinariums.
If the Nature Protection Ministry were more efficient in this regard
and forced Yerevan Municipality to act as pursuant to law (i.e. to
submit documents for expert assessment and to hold public hearings),
maybe our authorities would learn more about dolphins before discussing
them in the mass media.
From: A. Papazian
ArmInfo
2010-10-15 15:00:00
ArmInfo. Yerevan authorities and environmentalists didn't find any
point of contacts in regard with the dolphinarium construction. The
plan and feasibility study was not submitted to any public hearing
and didn't receive the environmental impact assessment by the State
Environmental Inspection of Nature Protection Ministry of RA just
because no documentation was submitted.
It turns out that Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan's all arguments
that dolphinarium and its functioning comply to standards are not
substantiated with anything legal (in this case, the Environmental
State Inspection opinion.)
The State Environmental Inspection of Nature Protection Ministry
should have also responded to the absence of environmental impact
assessment opinion, particularly taking into consideration the fuss
around this project. We would like to draw attention of the State
Environmental Inspection at the fact that the dolphinarium project
is almost ready for exploitation. Moreover, "Nerum" Company (dolphin
importer) activities are recognized as illegal in the Ukraine.
The open letter addressed by V. Boreyko, Environmental Center Director
and Honoured Environmentalist of Ukraine, to the President of Ukraine,
says in 2010 the State Environmental Inspection of Nature Protection
Ministry of Ukraine conducted inspections in all the dolphinariums and
revealed that almost in all the dolphinariums animals are maintained
with gross violations of the Ukrainian Law "On Animal Protection
from Abusive Treatment", as well as many dolphins don't have any
permit documents.
In his letter the Ukrainian scientist-environmentalist demands to
impose strict bans on using dolphins for entertainment purposes and
to forbid maintaining dolphins in commercial dolphinariums.
If the Nature Protection Ministry were more efficient in this regard
and forced Yerevan Municipality to act as pursuant to law (i.e. to
submit documents for expert assessment and to hold public hearings),
maybe our authorities would learn more about dolphins before discussing
them in the mass media.
From: A. Papazian