lizzybeth
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This whale has been associated with 2 other deaths.
Per HLN on right now and interview with WDBO.
I hate to take away from the tragedy here but come on 1st of all thay are called KILLER WHALES for a reason..2nd this whale weather its shamou or mobey dick has a history of killing 2 people allready this makes three there is no one to blame here but sea world it self i dont care how nice you make a tank cause thats what it is its not right to keep a whale in a tank .This is by no means blaming the victom here god bless her and her familly im just saying this is sea worlds fault the name of these creatures should have been a tip off hundreds of years ago Its a KILLER WHALE..
If Tilly was involved in the drowning of a trainer the first time, she should have been retired years back.. Obviously Tilly was a danger and was not in a proper environment. Orcas are not vaudeville robot performers...they're whales. She wasn't retired by Seaworld because she made the almighty dollar. I feel sorry for the woman and her family too and Seaworld should be held responsible.The trainers were not supposed to be in the water with Tilly due to the past incidents. If she fell in, as some witnesses said, then it is just an unfortunate accident. If Tilly grabbed her and pulled her in, as other witnesses said, then Tilly needs to be retired. But I really don't think we can blame a wild, captured creature for being wild....
Wild creatures remain wild, even if they are "trained." They may enjoy working with humans or not, but they were never meant to be kept in such conditions. I hate the thought of wild animals being caged-----especially ones that have brains that seem to rival humans.
I feel badly for the woman and her family, and I pray God's love will surround them all.
I hate to take away from the tragedy here but come on 1st of all thay are called KILLER WHALES for a reason..2nd this whale weather its shamou or mobey dick has a history of killing 2 people allready this makes three there is no one to blame here but sea world it self i dont care how nice you make a tank cause thats what it is its not right to keep a whale in a tank .This is by no means blaming the victom here god bless her and her familly im just saying this is sea worlds fault the name of these creatures should have been a tip off hundreds of years ago Its a KILLER WHALE..
If Tilly was involved in the drowning of a trainer the first time, she should have been retired years back.. Obviously Tilly was a danger and was not in a proper environment. Orcas are not vaudeville robot performers...they're whales. She wasn't retired by Seaworld because she made the almighty dollar. I feel sorry for the woman and her family too and Seaworld should be held responsible.
Take a look at pictures 2 and 7 on this slideshow from wftv:
http://www.wftv.com/slideshow/news/22662335/detail.html
That is smaller than a lot of swimming pools I have seen. I am strongly against wild animals being kept in captivity. I would be pretty angry if I were Tilly as well.
My sympathies go out to the trainer's family. She was there for 16 years so she no doubt loved her job.
If Tilly was involved in the drowning of a trainer the first time, she should have been retired years back.. Obviously Tilly was a danger and was not in a proper environment. Orcas are not vaudeville robot performers...they're whales. She wasn't retired by Seaworld because she made the almighty dollar. I feel sorry for the woman and her family too and Seaworld should be held responsible.
I was there when I was a teenager but I don't remember much of it. Those pictures make me very sad. The space these animals are allowed to use are WAY too small. It's inhumane.
I was under the impression that this is a bull Killer Whale, not a female.
I feel very sorry for the poor lady involved. But, I'm not surprised this happened. Whales, dolphins, etc, that are used as entertainment at places like this, are highly intelligent, emotional, wild animals that are essentially kidnapped from their homes and families, forced into a space equivalent to a bathroom for a human, for life, never to see their loved ones again, never to be able to be free from their imprisonment, and then forced to perform for praise and tricks.
Just imagine. Imagine being ripped from your husband, your kids, your parents, your friends, put into a bathroom-sized area, and never being able to leave it again. Imagine these people telling you, "perform this trick." Then imagine that this is the rest of your life, confined, kidnapped, isolated and forced to perform for others.
People think other animals don't feel, aren't aware, don't feel love, fear, depression, anger, sadness. They are wrong.
This is why animals at the zoo pace their cages in such a frenetic manner. This is why a dog left chained in a back yard becomes vicious and destructive. Literally, like Romanian orphans or prisoners in the Shoe, these animals have lost their minds. So, when they can't stand it any more, they attack who they can.
I feel so sorry for the poor lady who died. I am so sorry for the animals kidnapped and imprisoned for our entertainment. More tragedies like this are to come. It's why I do not support such venues by going to places like Sea World.