Accusations
Orca Coalition appealed the second court decision against them, querying the validity of the CITES permit issued by the Dutch authorities. Dr. Ingird Visser visited the facilities of Loro Parque during one week and wrote a defamatory report about Morgan’s situation in Loro Parque. This report was presented before the court and published. Loro Parque responded in detail with scientific arguments to each of the allegations of the report (See Ingrid Visser’s accusations) and three valuations about Morgans condition of qualified veterinaries experienced in cetacean medicine (See Veterinary Reports) were given to the judge. From this moment on the critics of Orca Coalition focussed on the rake marks in Morgan’s skin, insinuating that those are proofs of Morgan being attacked, ignoring the multiple photos of killer whales with much deeper wounds, even a scientific article about killer whales with huge numbers of scars in their skin, written by Dr. Visser:
- Report on the Physical & Behavioural Status of Morgan, the Wild-Born Orca held in Captivity, at Loro Parque, Tenerife, Spain
- Comments by Loro Parque on the Report on the Physical & Behavioural Status of Morgan, the Wild-Born Orca held in Captivity, at Loro Parque, Tenerife, Spain by Dr. Ingrid Visser
- Veterinary Report on the health situation of the Orca Morgan since her arrival to Loro Parque
- Morgan Health Statement
- VETERINARY STATEMENT ON THE KILLER WHALE “MORGAN”
- Rake Marks in the Wild
- Prolific body scars and collapsing dorsal fins on killer whales (Orcinus orca) in New Zealand waters
