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Title: Killer Whale kills trainer Post by: Donna on 25-Feb-10, 06:28:24 AM http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2867624/Whale-kills-trainer-at-SeaWorld-show-in-Orlando.html (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2867624/Whale-kills-trainer-at-SeaWorld-show-in-Orlando.html)
You really can't blame the animal when they are in captivity. Killer Whales belong in the Ocean, not a tank. How terrible for that poor woman. Title: Re: Killer Whale kills trainer Post by: Annette on 25-Feb-10, 07:06:24 AM Oh no! :o
Title: Re: Killer Whale kills trainer Post by: MAK on 25-Feb-10, 07:35:18 AM :( As long as humans keep wild animals in captivity this sort of tragedy is going to occur.. Too bad for the woman and the orca
Title: Re: Killer Whale kills trainer Post by: valhalla on 25-Feb-10, 07:36:55 AM I was watching some video on FNC last night and the trainer was in a black and white "skin" that made her look like a seal. Apparently this orca has a "rap sheet" (not my words, ABC Radio's) and a kill ratio in the past.
Title: Re: Killer Whale kills trainer Post by: gayle on 25-Feb-10, 10:38:18 AM This article sums up a valuable perspective.
Gayle Killer Whale Attack? Time to Free the Orcas. The fatal and tragic attack on a Sea World trainer by a captive killer whale in Orlando, Florida, should reopen the debate on whether the large, intelligent mammals should be kept in captivity. The media has created a feeding frenzy around this tragedy, with teases of "why they're called 'killer' whales," and using breathless leads to paint an image of a killer whale tearing apart the trainer like a seal, when the victim -- again, no excusing or defending the whale -- was reportedly drowned. They say "crowds" gasped, and then report only two dozen tourists lingering after a show. It makes one wonder if they were called "zebra whales" for their black and white patterning, would the press have the same kind of field day with the story? Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/yaki/detail?entry_id=57923#ixzz0gYtyQwDi Title: Re: Killer Whale kills trainer Post by: gayle on 25-Feb-10, 10:55:38 AM Killer Whale Attack? Time to Free the Orcas.
Thank you Dale for finding this excellent article. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/yaki/detail?entry_id=57923#ixzz0gYtyQwDi Title: Re: Killer Whale kills trainer Post by: Donna on 25-Feb-10, 04:58:43 PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2_-lJILmO4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2_-lJILmO4) Ok now this is sad.....why??? :crying:
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