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Breaking news, but a trainer was in the tank with a whale in the underwater viewing tank. The whale took off and shot back up and grabbed the female trainer by the waist in his mouth and started thrashing around with her, and a witness saw her shoe fly off. Right now they are tending to the trainer and no word if she's dead or alive. But some sources say she's dead, but they don't have a confirmed statement that she is.

I hate these breaking news stories. They have no details but a death. Why even report it? I have an uncle who works at Seaworld, and sometimes Shamu stadium, and it's irritating they report things
before they know what even happened

Jana where did you get your info, cause wesh had no details!

WOW... my hair just stood up... SCARY...

Well that's just sad:( my uncle knows all the trainers. I need to talk to him:(

StevePerryHair wrote:I hate these breaking news stories. They have no details but a death. Why even report it? I have an uncle who works at Seaworld, and sometimes Shamu stadium, and it's irritating they report things
before they know what even happened

Jana where did you get your info, cause wesh had no details!

I'm on Channel 6/CBS. They're talking to a witness who was there to view the underwater tanks and whales. There was a trainer by the tank but out of the water, and a trainer outside the tank talking to the people watching and she saw the whole thing. So sad.

I mean Channel 5.

They've had troubles with this particular whale b/f. No trainers are allowed in the water with this particular whale. So she jumped up and grabbed her off a rock by the viewing area is what this witness is saying.

Obviously, a case of workplace violence.
It's not the animal's fault. It didn't ask for the job to begin with. It's the 21st century and we still act surprised when an animal get's sick of this type of unnatural existence which goes against everything that's been programed into it's genes by nature.

Gunbot wrote:Obviously, a case of workplace violence.
It's not the animal's fault. It didn't ask for the job to begin with. It's the 21st century and we still act surprised when an animal get's sick of this type of unnatural existence which goes against everything that's been programed into it's genes by nature.

Trust me, the seaworld trainers do not blame the whales. Last accident with a whale, they felt sorry for the whale too. These people are animal lovers, not abusers.

StevePerryHair wrote:

Gunbot wrote:Obviously, a case of workplace violence.
It's not the animal's fault. It didn't ask for the job to begin with. It's the 21st century and we still act surprised when an animal get's sick of this type of unnatural existence which goes against everything that's been programed into it's genes by nature.

Trust me, the seaworld trainers do not blame the whales. Last accident with a whale, they felt sorry for the whale too. These people are animal lovers, not abusers.

Gunny didn't say the workers are animal abuser. He is right about the unnatural world they create for the animals. Like he said they get tired of it and sometimes it ends in a tragic way. It makes a lot of people hate the animal and blame the animal.
Even if it's bad news , Good thing it wasn't your uncle.

StevePerryHair wrote:

Gunbot wrote:Obviously, a case of workplace violence.
It's not the animal's fault. It didn't ask for the job to begin with. It's the 21st century and we still act surprised when an animal get's sick of this type of unnatural existence which goes against everything that's been programed into it's genes by nature.

Trust me, the seaworld trainers do not blame the whales. Last accident with a whale, they felt sorry for the whale too. These people are animal lovers, not abusers.

Somebody will. It's like those circus elephants that go on rampages and end up having to be killed. I'm cool with having Zoos for Animals that are on the verge of extinction but when it comes to performing animals, I don't care for it. My own opinion of course.

They're saying the reason trainers aren't allowed in the water with him isn't b/c he's aggressive, that the whale is docile, but that it is huge and doesn't know its own strength. Of course, this is just info being fed in to the anchors as they fill time. If that were true, though, could he have been playing?

Well my uncle can't even talk on the phone right now because he's in tears and he has to be strong for the guests. I really don't want to hear about animal rights crap right now, but thanks

Behshad wrote:

StevePerryHair wrote:

Gunbot wrote:Obviously, a case of workplace violence.
It's not the animal's fault. It didn't ask for the job to begin with. It's the 21st century and we still act surprised when an animal get's sick of this type of unnatural existence which goes against everything that's been programed into it's genes by nature.

Trust me, the seaworld trainers do not blame the whales. Last accident with a whale, they felt sorry for the whale too. These people are animal lovers, not abusers.

Gunny didn't say the workers are animal abuser. He is right about the unnatural world they create for the animals. Like he said they get tired of it and sometimes it ends in a tragic way. It makes a lot of people hate the animal and blame the animal.
Even if it's bad news , Good thing it wasn't your uncle.

It reminds me of Roy Horn being "attacked" by the tiger... the whole time he was saying "don't put him (the tiger) down, it isn't his fault..." and he was right. Animals are unpredictable. You have animals that are not meant to be captive, even if they are born in captivity. If their instinct for survival kicks in, all bets are off.

With Montecore (Roy's tiger), it is said that the animal thought that it was Roy who was in some type of danger and he was trying to intervene. Dunno if that's true or can ever be proven, but the fact remains, that animals behave whatever way do based on their perseption of what's going on around them, and we have no way of knowing what is setting them off (their own survival instinct, or as in the case with Montecore, protection).

Growing up I had a dog that was NOT a harmful animal, but one time, he thought my mother was in danger becuase he didn't know the person that iwas in the house (parents' friend) and he almost took the guy's arm off. And it would not have been his fault. No one was hurt, thankfully, but the point is, that was not something we ever thought that dog would do.

StevePerryHair wrote:Well my uncle can't even talk on the phone right now because he's in tears and he has to be strong for the guests. I really don't want to hear about animal rights crap right now, but thanks

That's just awful, Lynners. I'm SO very sorry for your uncle losing a friend, especially in such a horrific way.
And that poor trainer. My god - it's just so sad.

Whales Playing with a seal.

http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/categ ... 84ekmPQaTR

This is part of the young whale's biological training, the way kittens will pounce around with mice or small insects. it's hardwired into them, it's skills they'll need use later in life to survive on their own.
Maybe the whale was just playing with the handler with no malice intended? Who knows, it's not like the whale is going to be able to tell us.

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

StevePerryHair wrote:Well my uncle can't even talk on the phone right now because he's in tears and he has to be strong for the guests. I really don't want to hear about animal rights crap right now, but thanks

That's just awful, Lynners. I'm SO very sorry for your uncle losing a friend, especially in such a horrific way.
And that poor trainer. My god - it's just so sad.

thanks:( hopefully he can call back later. He's there at work and too upset:(

StevePerryHair wrote:Well my uncle can't even talk on the phone right now because he's in tears and he has to be strong for the guests. I really don't want to hear about animal rights crap right now, but thanks

So sorry!!

"Whale Incidents At SeaWorld

Including today, there have been 22 incidents since the early 70s involving whales at SeaWorld.

In July 1999 at SeaWorld Orlando, Orange County sheriff's office say a man climbed into the Tillikum tank and was killed.

In November 2006 at SeaWorld San Diego, an orca whale pulled 39-year-old trainer Ken Peters below the surface by his foot. Peters eventually managed to safely exit the pool.

In July of 2004 at SeaWorld San Antonio, trainer Steve Aibel was attacked for several minutes during a show. Amazingly he was not hurt."

I guess the moral of the story is, don't fuck around with a wild killer whale. (The warning label is right there in the name "killer whale".) I'll stick to my pomeranians, thank you.

Voyager wrote:I guess the moral of the story is, don't fuck around with a wild killer whale. (The warning label is right there in the name "killer whale".) I'll stick to my pomeranians, thank you.

But she was outside of the tank. He jumped up and grabbed her.

Jana wrote:

Voyager wrote:I guess the moral of the story is, don't fuck around with a wild killer whale. (The warning label is right there in the name "killer whale".) I'll stick to my pomeranians, thank you.

But she was outside of the tank. He jumped up and grabbed her.

Pit Bulls have been known to jump fences and eat children, and they don't even have the word "killer" in their name.

Voyager wrote:

Jana wrote:

Voyager wrote:I guess the moral of the story is, don't fuck around with a wild killer whale. (The warning label is right there in the name "killer whale".) I'll stick to my pomeranians, thank you.

But she was outside of the tank. He jumped up and grabbed her.

Pit Bulls have been know to jump fences and eat children, and they don't even have the word "killer" in their name.

I once saw a rabbit kill 6 knights. That one DID have the "killer" in his name.

Behshad wrote:

Voyager wrote:

Jana wrote:

Voyager wrote:I guess the moral of the story is, don't fuck around with a wild killer whale. (The warning label is right there in the name "killer whale".) I'll stick to my pomeranians, thank you.

But she was outside of the tank. He jumped up and grabbed her.

Pit Bulls have been know to jump fences and eat children, and they don't even have the word "killer" in their name.

I once saw a rabbit kill 6 knights. That one DID have the "killer" in his name.

A pack of non-rabid racoons killed an elderly woman in Florida.

Jana wrote:

Behshad wrote:

Voyager wrote:

Jana wrote:

Voyager wrote:I guess the moral of the story is, don't fuck around with a wild killer whale. (The warning label is right there in the name "killer whale".) I'll stick to my pomeranians, thank you.

But she was outside of the tank. He jumped up and grabbed her.

Pit Bulls have been know to jump fences and eat children, and they don't even have the word "killer" in their name.

I once saw a rabbit kill 6 knights. That one DID have the "killer" in his name.

A pack of non-rabid racoons killed an elderly woman in Florida.

an elderly woman yea. A pack of them yea.

This was ONE rabbit. And killed bunch of KNIGHTS.

The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog ...he's a legend!!

Behshad wrote:

Jana wrote:

Behshad wrote:

Voyager wrote:

Jana wrote:

Voyager wrote:I guess the moral of the story is, don't fuck around with a wild killer whale. (The warning label is right there in the name "killer whale".) I'll stick to my pomeranians, thank you.

But she was outside of the tank. He jumped up and grabbed her.

Pit Bulls have been know to jump fences and eat children, and they don't even have the word "killer" in their name.

I once saw a rabbit kill 6 knights. That one DID have the "killer" in his name.

A pack of non-rabid racoons killed an elderly woman in Florida.

an elderly woman yea. A pack of them yea.

This was ONE rabbit. And killed bunch of KNIGHTS.

The sheriff's office is saying the trainer slipped or fell in, but that an investigation is ongoing. Then a reporter said, fell in or the whale jumped up? He said they didn't know and why an investigation was ongoing.

Did this whale kill someone in Canada before also?

Great, I just bought tix for Sea World and Busch Gardens for early March. Somebody better tell me now if it's going to be closed before I drive down. I don't want to have to go all Clark Griswald on anyone!

RedWingFan wrote:Great, I just bought tix for Sea World and Busch Gardens for early March. Somebody better tell me now if it's going to be closed before I drive down. I don't want to have to go all Clark Griswald on anyone!

Just have your travel agent switch your tickets for A different destination.