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I read the news of a killer whale killed her trainer during a public performance at the SeaWorld amusement park in Florida.
You can read more detail of this news here.
My question to you is why few people prison a wild beast in a tank for entertainment? while it could be dangerous to human being.
In this case 'you' can not kill the beast rather than protect it from extinction?
It was only a matter of time before something like this happened. As you say, killer whales aren't meant to live in water tanks and be used for our entertainment.
Sad that the trainer has been killed, but even after training maybe the whale saw the human in a wetsuit like a seal pup and went in for the kill? That is their natural instinct after all...
Quote: It was only a matter of time before something like this happened
It has happened before, several times, and in fact this particular whale has already killed one previous trainer at a different centre.
I guess that like us they have off days ...
Why do people never learn???
Its all in the name "killer whale" its a predator!Their born to hunt like all the other predators!
Would you go in that tank if there was a Great White Shark in there!No course you would'nt.
I'm very sorry for the lady,family and friends,but we need to learn!
'It's OK he won't bite you'. How often have you heard that, when someone's dog runs towards you across a park etc.?
It is exactly the same situation - humans have taken a wild animal and tamed it.
Unfortunately sometimes it goes wrong or the taming is forgotten by the animal or some person does something unexpected.
If we are going to ban humans from keeping one other species, we should ban them from keeping any other species.
Ahhh! just think - a dog free world.
David
ps I have now gone into hiding.
Quote: If animals are banned to be used in circus
Are they? When did that happen? I thought they were still allowed?
Quote: If we are going to ban humans from keeping one other species, we should ban them from keeping any other species.
Gonna make farming difficult. Not to great for blind people either... or the deaf... or the police...or search and rescue teams...
The thing is some animals - like dogs - can't effectivly kill a grown and healthy adult without intending to, if they fight and intend to cause serious harm there is normally a very good reason for this.
However animals that are simply far stronger than us are capable of killing by accident - consider lions, tigers, bears and even whales are many times out strength and an action to them that might be considered light (eg a tiger batting its paw at another) is capable of killing or seriously injuring a human.
I suspect this could be the cause of events like this more than the animal having a "nasty streek" the animal is doing something for a reason and the result is probably not quite what they intend. Restrictions on an animal who has killed - by intent or accident - are there for protection in both a physical and legal application. I recall a tiger who was kept in a zoo who killed his keeper with a single paw swipe - after that the cat was kept in isolation from human contact even though he showed no overt hostility toward people (and keepers who worked with the cat before still considered the animal safe/friendly).
However no zoo manager in their right mind would let someone work with an animal with history since it leaves them open to far to much legal threat and also their own job security.
It is also a dolphin not a whale...(but killer dolphin does not sound right for headline writers).
Killer Whale came from Whalers who saw orcas rip the tongues out of other whales and only eating that part. Whalers thought they were bad !!! How ironic that was...
There has not been a recorded incident of a human being killed by an orca in the wild...
IMO.. It should not be captive.. I surpose they will want to put it down..'As it might kill babies next' !!
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