Job-hunting orca

I hope this is not another dreadful sign of aging, but newspaper headlines continue to confuse me. Remember the last time I read that beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh became a man? Except it really said she become a mom? Either way, I was happy for her.

This morning I was not all that surprised to see a new orca showed up at SeaWorld with a resume in hand. I mean, it's not like the old one was doing a good job. Let's hope this one doesn't list killing people on its list of accomplishments.

Career Profile

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Highly motivated, results-oriented ocean professional with excellent interpersonal skills and a strong track record of performance committed to building a long-term career in cheesy aquatic entertainment venue.

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Humor aside, the trainer's death was a tragic accident, and my deepest sympathies go out to her family and the whole SeaWorld team. It's just heartbreaking, because they lost a person they loved, but you know they love the whale, too.

I personally don't like the idea of penning them up and making them do stupid tricks, but that's just me.

Comments

[Kathy]

I agree, I'd be pissed off too if they kept me in cage, when I'd been born in the ocean!

[Suella]

That is not just you. There is a whole raft of experience that shows how the penning of such wild animals can lead to their distress, stero-typical behaviour and mental illness.

The event was tragic, but I suspect it got the big publicity because it happened during a show with a lot of horrified witnesses. What nighmares the viewers must have from this. Especially the children.

[Rebecca]

It's time to shut Sea World down - and Ringling Brothers while they're at it. Rebecca