Thursday, December 12, 2013

I recently saw the documentary "Blackfish" and I can just say I was absolutely appalled by the whole the thing. The film is about the killer whales that are held captive at our beloved tourist attraction, Seaworld. It takes us on a journey about the history of orca whales and their psychological problems that are associated with them being held captive for such long periods of time. It's main star: the killer-whale Tilikum, who has had numerous incidents in the past with killing trainers in the most horrifying ways. Most recently was in 2010 with Dawn Brancheau in which she was drowned and dismembered. This same whale still remains at Seaworld and even still performs shows. Something needs to be done about this. We need to stop breeding and keeping killer-whales in captivity because they are dangerous mammals and it is apparent that they are dangerous. They may not attack the trainers every time they are in the water but there are those rare days when the whale will become frustrated and will snap. Leading them to attack their trainers. The whole SeaWorld shamble is just one big business where they portray this animals to be fluffy-little-creatures but in reality--they are giant, 6-ton mammals, living inside of the equivalent of a bathtub.

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