Thursday, February 25, 2010

Thursday - Killer Whale

You've probably heard by now about the Sea World trainer who was killed by an orca (if not - check out this article).

So that begs a broader question - should humans keep large and powerful animals in captivity, and then use them as entertainers?

42 comments:

  1. yes they should..
    just so no one else will get hurt!! :D

    -- Jeremy vang

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  2. I think that in a way its ok to hold animals in captivity, but thats only if they cant survive on there own in the wild.

    -Morgan Collins

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  3. Naaaaaaaaa thats what Animal Planet is for, we can watch animals in their "element". Free Willy!!!!!

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  4. Yes i think that humans should keep larger animals in captivity because it would protect the safy of other people from getting hurt.

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  5. to a certain exstent no because the animal doesnt know whats going on and anyform of life should have the right to be free

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  6. I think that dangerous animals should be kept in the wild because thats where they belong.

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  7. Yes. Entertainment is the only thing that matters. If people aren't happy, they go on to do much more violent things against other humans. Animals are the perfect sacrifice for a safe world.

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  8. if they are capable of killing someone no

    -aundrea

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  9. yes i think humans should so then no one will get hurt

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  10. I think that we should let all the dang animals free theres no reason to have them but i do like the circus but zoos are 2 much with all thise animals.
    Sylena Taylor

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  11. People love to watch animals preform their tricks and watch them swim and I will admit that I like it myself, but I think for the animals safety I think we should not have them locked up in a tank filled in water when they can they be in the fresh ocean, i believe dogs and cats and other small animals are a different story.
    -Taylor Kennedy

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  12. I believe they belong in the wild.
    It said they were bored maybe so
    unless they can give a large area the
    whales will get even more bored,
    more violent but not intentional
    and use humans as toys along as we do.
    If any animals stay in capivity its either to help them if they are injured or to help them
    bring back their population.

    - Karla G.C. 3rd hr

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  13. yes its good in some cases to keep large animals in captivity so that no one else gets hurt. it there out in the oceans and things other people could be killed by them and no one would ever know.
    -seren miller

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  14. I think they should hold animals in captivity because it protects others from getting hurt and trains them alot of times to be more tolerant to humans.
    -Annaleana Green 3rd Hour

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  15. I think it's fine, considering the safety of the entertainers and the audience. The deaths by these incidents are very low, and even lower when in comparison to the population of the United States, or even the world population. I don't think one rare case should be able to make such a economical and leisurely business lose high profits.

    Think about this. How many people have died using a vehicle? In American, you have to have a license to drive. This could be because they are dangerous, and you must be trained to use them. One person once said to me that we all drive 'missiles' around everyday to work. There are many more cases of deaths concerning vehicles than deaths by Orca-whale accidents. Should humans keep powerful cars, or weapons, "in captivity"? Especially when some people haven't been trained...

    - Brendon Murthum

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  16. HELL!!!! No you should not keep any animals in captivity... they have rights too... us humans are always messing wit there atmosphere..why dont we just leave them the F$#% alone and let them do them...dang we are the the main factor why some animals are extinct!!!!! so let the animals be free....
    YAll done got a mexican mad=(.....

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  17. I understand the whole entertainment thing but then again is a person's life worth it when it can be an alternitive for the animals? If they were born in the wild let the STAY in the wild. It's never that deep to lose your life over.We do what we want so animals should too, besides harm people which would be rare if people leave them the heck alone....

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  18. I don't see a real big problem with SeaWorld and what they do because until someone is hurt, which is a risk that person is taking when they sign up for the job, we as humans do not think twice about the dangers of what we do. Accidents happen everyday but life still has to go on...

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  19. yes i think so so no one will get hurt!!!!

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  20. No i dont think that people should keep overlarge animals locked and in captivity because in some shape or form it always ends up in tragedy so I think it would be a better idea to keep them free or at least let them out in a while.


    -jordan wallace

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  21. I say all animals should not be keep in captivity no matter have big or small they are. Every animal should be able to live in its own habitat being able to do what every the animals want.

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  22. No they shouldnt because big animals like whales need the wide open spaces of the wild..

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  23. I think that they should, but they shouldn't have to many of them if there is no room to keep them.

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  24. This relates to the broader question, should animals be kept in captivity for entertainment? I say it doesnt matter as long as the animals are well cared for. Also the SeaWorld workers should know the risks for signing up for the job.

    -Jordan Skipper

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  25. Rikki Downer =)
    Well I dont think that we should keep wild animals for entertainment. It drives me nuts that people are shocked that the whale did it. Its a wild animal what do you expect?

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  26. They shouldn't be kept in captivity because they can turn out to be extremely dangerous if they're not in there natural environment.
    Dannyel Forman <3

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  27. yea they should so that no oe else gets hurt

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  28. I still don't think that there's a problem with keeping those large animals. its not like he eat the human so you know from that there that the killer whale didn't mean to kill the trainer.

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  29. I Think So For No One Cant Get Hurt Nomore=]

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  30. I think that it is wrong to keep wild animals for entertainment because they deserve to live happy lives too. Also the fact that people are in awe about it is crazy, its a huge wild animal, and its called a killer whale all it takes is common sence.
    ~Annie*

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  31. no, it's dangerous what makes you think you can tame a whale? wild animals aren't pets because they are dangerous, why should they be used to entertain people anyway? find something else to watch.

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  32. They can if they want to..but they should becareful with big animals

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  33. Thats the kind of Entertainment I want to see when I go to sea world, and if people die it just makes the show better.

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  34. they should continue to use these animals as entertainment as well as other things they are doing, these animals are also breeding and showing other levels of communication with humans,another stage in science that many people are experimanting with wether or not animals can communicate and other things like that and these animals have shown these, as well these animals are safer in the captivity rather than in the ocean were oil spills, and hunters are to pray on them with there population facing possible extinction*. Whales arent the only things that are dangerous just because of there size there are other trainers like lions and bears... These are freak accidents and shouldnt be blamed on the habitat that the snimal is in because it is a good place and a safe place for them.....

    -Victoria Fields

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  35. i say FREE THE ANIMALS!!!!!!!!!

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  36. no that is animal cruelty, duh!
    -Tyler Hoover *TEAM RAWR*

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  37. Im not so sure. Shows with animals are indigenous to certain areas of the US depending on what it is. Liiiike, when you go to Florida you can see Manatee's &Whales. So this draws in tourists, thus resulting in a major profit. However, I still think that an animal has a right to live normally in it naturally intended environment.

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  38. I dont think that you should keep anything with "killer" in the name around people
    -Jaylen Fuentes

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  39. They can if they want to..but they should becareful with big animals....becuase with the person that died at sea world..... i think they gave him derict order not to swim with the whale but he or she didn't listen so to the whale it thought it was lunch time......
    CHris lowure

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  40. - I don't think so cause that's just showing humans that animals are not supposed to be held in captivity. An how smart they are.... So Naawwww....

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  41. No I think they should just let the animals be free unless they need to be captured because they cant surivive on there own.

    -Marissa A;*

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  42. I agree with Morgan Collins.
    Its okay to hold an animal in captivity if it means their survival. (or helps to preserve them). National Parks/reserves are a decent alternative to the entertainment captivity.

    -Melissa Scenga

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