Morrissey criticises Jet2holidays for links to marine parks
Morrissey has publicly criticised Jet2holidays for selling tickets to a Tenerife zoo that offers animal shows.The former Smiths frontman wrote a letter to the holiday firm, offering the tour operator to drop its links to the marine parks that continue to use captive orcas and dolphins for public entertainment.Addressed to Steve Heapy, the chief executive of Jet2, the musician expressed that the animals at the zoo belonged in the ocean and should have the ability to socialise and find food — something they are unable to do while kept in a “cramped, concrete tank”.One of the main marine parks that Morrissey referred to was the Loro Parque Zoo in Tenerife, which Jet2holidays sells tickets for and promotes on its website. The venue was previously featured in the 2013 documentary Blackfish, which explored the premature deaths of orcas held at the resort.“Day in and day out, these animals can do little else but swim in endless circles.