Accusations
In the hearing appeal against the transport permit Orca Coalition criticized Loro Parque, insinuating that its orca group is unbalanced, that there is no conservation, research and education programme:
Finally, the judge ruled that the procedure to issue the permit was not properly done, specifically because the Ministry didn’t gather all information correctly. The Ministry of Agriculture of the Dutch Government was obligated to set up an independent committee and repeat the procedure to grant the permit
