The police have closed their file on alleged mistreatment of an Ocean Park dolphin after government vets found no evidence of wrongdoing, the theme park says.
There was a public outcry in May when a video was posted on YouTube showing Pinky, a 14-year-old female Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, slamming herself against a pool wall amid claims she was trying to kill herself.
The park said officials noted that this was play behaviour seen in both wild and captive dolphins.
"Investigations conducted by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department noted that there was no abnormality seen in any of the dolphins, including Pinky," Ocean Park said in a three-page statement released yesterday.
Civic Party lawmaker Claudia Mo Man-ching had asked the police to check whether Pinky had been subjected to animal abuse.
A police spokesman said last night that officers had completed their investigation into the incident and concluded that there was no evidence showing Ocean Park had mistreated Pinky.
The department said its veterinarians visited the park's Marine Mammal Breeding and Research Centre on May 28 and 30. It would not disclose the investigation report but confirmed the accuracy of the park's statement.