A trailer at Sea World in Orange County, Florida, has sadly been killed by one of the killer whales in her charge.
Some people are now calling for the whale to be put down, but I don’t understand that logic because it’s a Killer Whale’s nature to kill, be it seal or human. Surely the best thing would be to now set these wild animals free.
Dawn Brancheau had just finished hosting the ‘Dine With Shamu’ (Shamu is the stage name given to all killer whales at Sea World) show when a whale named Tilikum killed her.
Some eyewitnesses claim that Tilikum grabbed Brancheau’s ponytail and dragged under the water, drowning and killing her. But Sea World is maintaining that Brancheau slipped and fell into the pool before the whale did what comes natural to it.
Either way, I feel sad for Brancheau and her family. But I think this tragedy should serve as the impetus to stop these kinds of shows happening. Set the creatures free, and then trainer will ever share a similar fate.
