Individual teeth in the mandible and maxilla of captive orca were scored for coronal wear, wear at or below the gum line, fractures, bore holes and missing.
Six years after he began working in that position, in November 2010, his organization wrote a letter to the US Government highlighting the animal welfare violations at Loro Parque. We would receive cases of 1,000mL bags of betadine from the animal care department, which we would cut with scissors and pour into the Waterpik basin in preparation for tooth flushes.” (John Jett Ph.D. July 2016). But is that enough? The drilling of captive orca teeth seems likely to also increase susceptibility to tooth chipping, fracturing, and other progressive and acute dental events. “ (HSUS letter 11 November 2010.).
I asked former SeaWorld trainer John Jett Ph.D. to describe the daily dental care of killer whales from a trainer’s perspective: “We used a variable-speed drill, with a stainless drill bit that was disinfected with betadine prior to the drilling procedure. To that end, the FMF sent an “open letter” to Mr. Manby and Mr. Pacelle asking them to meet with the FMF regarding the situation at Loro Parque and to discuss a long term commitment to work together to return Morgan to the ocean in a controlled, natural environment. To date, neither Mr. Manby or Mr. Pacelle have responded to the FMF invitation to talk. Today is National Voter Registration Day! (Visser & Lisker at p. 16.). Various dental pathologies were observed across all whales, with pathologies beginning at a young age. Based on the report, it appears that cavities are the least of their problems. Visser & Lisker also asses the welfare of the killer whales through an analysis and discussion of the physical conditions at Loro Parque with respect to the ‘Five Freedoms’ of animal welfare: These standards are internationally recognized as providing the absolute minimal requirement for an animal’s physical and mental well-being. Part of HuffPost Environment. It was a Dremel brand drill like you can buy at a hardware store. This study examines the associations between dental pathology, sex, facility, duration of captivity and other factors in captive orca. Furthermore, as a consequence of the original transfer of four SeaWorld killer whales to Loro Parque in 2006, there is also a responsibility of the US Government pursuant to the MMPA to pay attention to the welfare conditions of the killer whales held at Loro Parque today. Jeffrey Ventre MD and John Jett, Ph.D Excerpt from study Keto and Tilikum Express the Stress of Orca Captivity, by Jeffrey Ventre MD and John Jett, Ph.D, 20 January 2011. Four of five orca with the highest age-adjusted tooth pathology indices were captive-born. Although Loro Parque is not owned by SeaWorld, the killer whales held there are ultimately under the care and responsibility of SeaWorld. But is it really? The holes were flushed using a Waterpik filled with betadine. Another former SeaWorld trainer, Jeffrey Ventre MD, gives further detail about pulpotomies, tooth flushing and the health impacts of dentition of killer whales in captivity in this video: The welfare issues at Loro Parque extend far beyond the killer whales teeth.
One analyst even suggested that SeaWorld should reinvest in the business, pinning its hopes on the addition of new roller coasters - not killer whales. Summary statistics described the distribution and severity of pathologies; inferential statistics examined how pathologies differed between sexes, between wild-captured and captive-born orcas and between captive orca at four facilities. All rights reserved. Their report also meticulously documents 23 violations of animal welfare standards affecting the killer whales at Loro Parque using the C-Well® welfare standards. Over the course of the last several months, Morgan’s plight has increased public awareness and outrage over the welfare issues facing her and other killer whales in captivity.
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