Really, You Are Surprised?

So I'm not surprised that a 12,000 pound Killer Whale killed a trainer. It has happened twice before with this same whale, and Sea World played with fire and had a bomb explode in their face.

I love sea life. I've been obsessed with sharks since I was seven years old. I have seen every Shark Week since the Discovery Channel started playing them. I have them all on DVD. I could ramble off any fact you could ever want to know about them. I think it's kind of cool when sharks invade "our" beaches. These are some of the oldest animals on the planet, the original killing machine-King of the Ocean. They absolutely fascinate me to no end.

Whales aren't much different. These big, powerful animals are amazing. They are wild animals, not meant for captivity. They are not meant to do stupid tricks for people watch. Sure, they are smart as hell and can be "taught", but should they be? They are driven by their animal instinct, never to be kept as "pets".

Let's think about Sea World for a minute. I'm sure they take great care of their animals. I'm sure the animals receive state of the art medical care and are fed one heck of a meal. But, let's be honest with one another, how would you like to be a 12,000lb animal swimming in an over sized swimming pool with people blowing whistles in your face just so that if you do a trick, they throw a fish or two at you. People clapping and yelling at you. People banging on glass windows at you. Sounds a little stressful, don't you think? Poor whales, that kind of life isn't much of a life at all.

Getting back to my original point...

So everyone is SHOCKED this happened?!

Not me. I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often. Let's just say that if there was a great white swimming in a pool and I was told it was "trained and gentle", I sure as hell wouldn't put even a toe in that water. I'm not stupid. Jaws could never be trained. Mr. Free Willy isn't much different.

They way in which that trainer was killed was TEXTBOOK on how a Killer Whale would hunt a seal close to the beach.

Like I said, animal instinct.

I'd also like to know where PETA is in all of this. How could they possibly think that the captivity of such an animal is "okay". Clearly, Sea World has it's priorities a little unorganized as they have a whale who has now killed 3 people and left one of their own trainers dead.

Call me insensitive, but you can't blame a WILD animal with normal animal instincts for the death of a human.

WAY TO GO, Sea World. I hope the trainer's family sues the crap out of you for wrongful death.