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 Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 08:03 PM
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My boyfriend used to do sound for Sea World and he said at night after hours, the whales start screaming and crying and it is obvious they're miserable and know they're alone and are upset about it. Some of them also become suicidal and bash themselves into the walls of their tanks. the corporations who own those parks try to swear the employees to secrecy about that kind of thing. But if you have a conscience, or a soul, you gotta want that to stop. I'd give anything if some investigative reporters got in and documented what their existences are really like.
not that the oceans are any safer for them, unfortunately. but they are social animals and forced to solitary confinement and highly intelligent=not a healthy combination. I don't frequent those places. |
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Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 10:49 PM
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Dawn Brancheau was a professional who loved, and sincerely believed she understood, killer whales.
She took chances - crowd pleasing, SeaWorld encouraged chances - which cost her, her life:
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Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 11:05 PM
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Hi jena_fuller,
Like your sig:
scientia non habet inimicvm nisi ignorantem
(science has no enemy but ignorance)
so apropos to this thread. |
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Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 11:55 PM
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Hey isn't that the truth.   thanks   |
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Posted: Feb 27, 2010 - 12:51 AM
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| littlestar wrote: | ...
This Whale needs to be retired....period |
Before it was problematic, now it definite:
No Tillikum retirement.
Plus SeaWorld is blaming the victim.
SeaWorld: Don't Screw With Us. |
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Posted: Feb 27, 2010 - 02:08 AM
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The trainer was dragged into the water Wednesday by Tilikum. The medical examiner says she likely died of traumatic injuries and drowning.
Atchison says Tilikum will remain an "active, contributing member of the team" at SeaWorld.
Atchison says whale shows will resume Saturday. He says he's not sure how long it will be before trainers are allowed to get back in the water with the animals.
Tilikum is the only killer whale in the SeaWorld chain that the park has special handling rules for, Atchison said. The 22-foot, 12,000-pound male was involved in two earlier deaths at SeaWorld and a park in British Columbia.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,587498,00.html
Special handling rules.....
I see this pretty clearly. The bean-counters have told the Sea World
CEO that it's OK to continue the $how. It doesn't happen often enough
to think of killing our revenue....
I think this guy is setting himself up for a HUGE fall/fail. I think
it's simply a matter of time... |
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Posted: Feb 27, 2010 - 04:08 AM
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I think SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment President Jim Atchison will take a fall as well.
The trouble is:
Not certain if I believe this because he actually takes a fall, or, because I want him to take a fall. There are plenty of things we want, but never get.
Believe the key is civil - not criminal - litigation. The goal is not to win the cases, but to win public opinion.
Atchison's success is directly proportional to gate receipts. As long as the public shows up, he's right as rain. |
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