Thomas Cook to end trips to parks with captive killer whales

Customer feedback and animal welfare evidence informed decision, says tour operator

Thomas Cook is to stop selling trips to animal parks that keep killer whales in captivity, following, it said, customer feedback and evidence from animal welfare specialists.

“This was not a decision we took lightly,” Peter Fankhauser, CEO of Thomas Cook Group, said in a blog posted on Sunday.

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