Unlike the others, I have never watched any
documentaries or movies involving killer whales. I had very little knowledge
reading this article. But now I am very tempted to spend some time to watch
them. It’s very terrifying to read about such things, but it’s more terrifying
knowing we blame the whales we take in for their irrational behaviors. Kenneth
Brower said, “These are not bad whales. They just come with all the instincts
of predators.” And he couldn’t have said it any better. I strongly believe that
to stop the harm being done to the trainers, it be best we leave the whales
alone, in the sea. I want to look at it from both sides of the spectrum and try
to understand where SeaWorld is coming from. I understand they have goals of
saving these whales from being attacked by the others. I understand that it’s
exciting to work with a whale and showcase it to the world. I fully understand
it all. However, I strongly believe SeaWorld needs to take a look at the damage
that’s been done.
An interesting part I read from this article was
SeaWorld’s horseplay theory with Tilikum. I can’t seem to find a balance on
what to think about it. It’s heartbreaking that such thing occurred to the
trainer. Because I don’t have a full understanding on whales and what their
mindsets are, it’s very difficult to pin-point what exactly went wrong during
that time. I can’t set my mind on whether it was horseplay or whether Tilikum
had homicidal thoughts. Either way it still frightens me to read this article.
Kenneth Brower did a great job organizing his article
about the letter from SeaWorld. It was easy to follow and he continued to
describe each argument in great depth. He states his opinion very well from the
get go and he shares with his readers an enormous amount of wishes to stop this
killer whale training. Just like Brower, I believe this needs to stop. We are
only harming the whales and ourselves. As much fun as it is to watch a killer
whale do tricks, it’s not worth losing human lives.
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