Killer Whale kills trainer

[pomtzu]

Most of the mammals in places like Seaworld are rescued as youngsters or injured from the wild, not captured for our own amusement like in the 1800s. While Im for nature taking care of nature, places like Seaworld do allot to educate the masses, washed and unawashed alike.

I'm not being mean or less then compassionate, but perhaps it's time for man to not intervene in every instance, and let nature take it's natural course.

These huge mammals are not meant to be kept in a tank. Of course he was probably depressed. One could probably compare it to a person living his life in a small closet.

I remember one thing I actually learned from the movie "Free Willy". When the dorsal fin of these animals is not held up straight, and is curved or bent over, that is a sign that they are distressed, depressed, or otherwise unhealthy. Check out the fin of the whale that killed the trainer - bent over....

[Twisterdog]

I'm not being mean or less then compassionate, but perhaps it's time for man to not intervene in every instance, and let nature take it's natural course.

These huge mammals are not meant to be kept in a tank. Of course he was probably depressed. One could probably compare it to a person living his life in a small closet.

Exactly.

[Daisy and Delilah]

I would be depressed too if I were confined and made to do tricks every day. What gets me are these ignorant news people that act like the whale was just having a bad day.
DUH!!! It's their nature!!

[RICHARD]

I would be depressed too if I were confined and made to do tricks every day.

OMG!

I thought you were an fine, upstanding member here on PT!

[wombat2u2004]

Ya don't mess with wild animals !!!!

[wombat2u2004]

And ya don't stop for them either !!!!

[RICHARD]

Here's some of my "Rules for Living with Nature"?

Know your animals.

Animals with adjectives or verbs as part of their names are trouble.
Example?

Cottonmouth Water Moccasin
Army Ant
Carpenter Ant
Grizzly Bear
Fire Ant
Killer Whale
Boa Constrictors
Death Adders
Spitting Cobras
Alligator snapping turtles

Got it?

This rule can be applied to people too.

Immediate Boss
Convicted (anything)
Professional (anything)

See the connection?

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Wom,
Is that a ghost working the camera in the picure?

[Smarties]

Well, this is gonna be a long post, so listen carefully.

The whale shouldnt have been taken OUT of her habitiat in the first place. It's bad to take it out of it's N-A-T-U-R-A-L habitat!!!!!!! God made it there, in the Ocean, to be there as long as it lives. Not to be trained in some fish park and be aggravated and frustrated everyday! It's the animal keepers fault for the death of them. They should have left it in the ocean. Period end of story.

May the poor lady Rest In Peace, and may the whale be released to the natural habitiat it once lived in.

[Alysser]

I felt the same way as many of you did not too long ago. I loved zoos and aquariums when I was litte, but I often found myself questioning their usage and if they were justified. When I was 12, and incredibly determined to be a Marine Scientist (STILL am!) I visited the Mote Aquarium in Florida and talked to a very intelligent man who had a PhD in my dream field and what he said made alot of sense to me, which is probably the only reason I remember it. Aquariums and Zoos are generally there for educational purposes, breeding programs, wildlife rescue and rehabilitation, and general entertainment. He said, he didn't believe SeaWorld really was like this because he doesn't like to hear about animals being made to do tricks either - I mean where's the education in that? But I personally believe many Aquariums and Zoos are thrown down the drain with things like the circus, roadside zoos, and generally any aquarium [and zoo] that doesn't know how to take care of their animals.

If you want species to be saved, habitats to be preserved, myths of certain animals [such as sharks] squashed, and animals kept in their natural habitat then you have no choice but to educate the masses, continue scientific research, get people out to see these animals up close. I for one, think this is a good way to do that - GOOD zoos and aquariums. People will never understand the importance of species, habitat preservation - if they are not educated on the matter. What is sadder to you? Species being completely wiped-out or thrown out of their habitat or being in captivity and well taken care of? There is no doubt that zoos and aquariums have impacted wild animal #'s for the better. The panda recently released into the wild in China was born in captivity at the Washington DC National Zoo. They're given 2 pandas if they promise that when they breed them the babies are given back to China to continue to help the growing panda population. The Boston Aquarium takes injured baby turtles or baby turtles that have never made it to the ocean into their care where they are rehabilitated and put back into the wild. The Mote Aquarium does the same for baby whales and dolphins. They also capture birds caught in oil spills and clean the up and rehabilitate them - then release them. I think it's a fabulous thing what these Zoos are doing. Why should an animal be "left to die" and "let nature take it course" when it can be saved by people? No only does that diminish the population, but it is also hypocritical. That's like saying pets should be left to die if they can be saved...:/

This issue is based on morals - entirely, and it's not that I don't believe in animals roaming free in their natural habitat, because I really do. But I don't think good zoos and aquariums with these kinds of programs should be coupled with the several bad ones out there. I DON'T like the fact that the animals are made to do tricks either, because I don't feel it's at all educational. But parks like SeaWorld have uncovered countless things scientifically and I believe the programs in some zoos and aquariums can help save species, maybe they only have a small impact, but an impact is an impact. Don't forget here, that it is also man ruining the NATURAL habitats of these animals.

That's not to say all zoos and aquariums are well-maintained and beneficial to preserving wild animals, because they're certainly not. I hate Circuses, road-side zoos, and the like just as much as the next person. But for all the people who are against zoos and aquariums, you all have pets, is it NOT the same thing? I mean, indirectly, it is. And of course, there are - the rare instances in which a case like this comes up, and it really is sad all around the spectrum. It causes us to question the rights of keeping and animal in captivity, but I still stand by what I said before. There are pros and cons to this issue - but personally I think the pros outway the cons.

Just a few things to keep in mind.

[Daisy and Delilah]

omg!

I thought you were an fine, upstanding member here on pt!

You are killin me !!