Pamela Anderson has blasted bosses of Canada's new top aquarium attraction, insisting its cruel to keep marine animals in glass tanks for public exhibition.

The Canadian star insists she won't be visiting Ripley's Aquarium of Canada when it opens in Toronto next year.

The animal-loving Baywatch star tells GlobalToronto.com, "It's clear to me that marine parks, including the Toronto aquarium, are in no way educational."

"Confining marine animals to tanks and separating them from their families and their natural surroundings, just so people can watch them swim in endless circles, teaches us far more about humans than it does about animals - and the lesson is not a flattering one."