Morgan the pregnant orca suffers while Webjet profits
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Webjet is playing a role in the suffering of Morgan the orca who was recently spotted performing for visitors during her pregnancy. The travel company is selling tickets to Loro Parque, where the orca and her newborn remain trapped.
Webjet currently sells tickets to captive wildlife entertainment venue Loro Parque in Spain where Morgan the orca was recently seen performing while heavily pregnant with her second calf.
She has now given birth to a male orca in a tank. He will likely remain trapped at this venue for the rest of his life as Webjet continues to promote wild animal suffering as harmless family fun.
“It’s heartbreaking to see footage of Morgan the orca being forced to perform for visitors, especially during her pregnancy.
“Webjet is currently selling tickets to Loro Parque, one of the most notorious captive wildlife entertainment venues, where animals like Morgan are enduring a lifetime of misery in captivity.
“Four orcas have died at the venue since 2021, including Morgan's first baby, Ula, who passed away at just two years old.
“For such intelligent animals to spend their entire lives in a tank for human amusement is unjustifiable.
“Travel companies like Webjet must take responsibility for their role in encouraging tourists to buy tickets to cruel wildlife activities."
How did Morgan the orca end up in Loro Parque?
In 2010, Morgan was found malnourished off the coast of the Netherlands and was "rescued" with the aim of rehabilitating and releasing her into the sea.
She was never released back into the ocean. Instead, she was transferred to Loro Parque where she has been performing shows for visitors for the past 15 years – even through pregnancy.
How you can help
If Webjet continues to promote and sell cruel wildlife experiences – all masked as harmless family fun – their customers will continue to unknowingly support the suffering of animals like Morgan.
But YOU have the power to hold them to account and put an end to the suffering of animals in entertainment.
Join us in sending Webjet a strong and clear message today.
Animals, not entertainers.
Animals are sentient beings who can feel complex emotions like happiness, fear, and pain, to name a few. Like us, they too deserve to be happy and free in their homes – the wild.
Animal shows
Around 550,000 wild animals are presently undergoing intense physical and mental trauma in the name of tourist entertainment worldwide.