Just Eat Them All

****Beware extreme sarcasm ahead….may be offensive….but I don’t care****

Let me first figure out whether I have the facts straight on the latest “horror” at Sea World.  

1)      This was a Killer Whale…..yes…I said Killer Whale: Killer whales are regarded as an apex predator as they have no natural predators.  Males typically range from 20–26 ft long and weigh in excess of 12,000lbs.  Killer Whales feed on fish, particularly salmon, and hunt marine mammals such as sea , seals, walruses and even large whales. 

2)      Exhibit A….a photo with a comparison of a human vs. a Killer Whale.

1)      This was a whale had a history of instances with his handlers which is just one of the reasons no trainer was to be in the water with him. 

2)      The only protection between the handlers and the whales are…….whistles? 

3)      These animals are asked to perform upwards of twice every day 7 days a week being compensated with fish the size of 1 of their teeth. 

Ok….so we have large wild creatures born in water, 6,000 times bigger than a human, jumping, splashing, and pushing humans around on the snout of their nose.  We blow whistles to get them to respond or revert to using the “Force” by waving a hand in hopes they roll over and show a fin; behavior very common for these animals.  Then one of these large carnivores, used to eating prey right around the size of…….us, kills one of the handlers.  Our reaction……shock and awe…..why?  How is it that nobody seems to think that this business of caging, catching, and showing off wild animals is dangerous to the people doing it as well as those watching it?  

Let me play devil’s advocate for a moment.  1) So it rarely happens…I’ll give you that, but….it still happens and we’re surprised when it does.  2) How about the angle that these animals would have died if it weren’t for these organizations/parks/zoos stepping in and saving these animals from perishing.  Um….wild animals die every day….at the paws/beaks/teeth of predators and via disease, injuries, and starvation.  So now we’re supposed to save all these animals?  3) Ok…how about this one…..Killer Whales have been known to be very social animals and they’re treated with the best care and in top notch facilities.  You would be right….except that swimming pools are just a tad bit smaller than…..the ocean!!  Oh…and these “social” animals also love socializing over dead prey they’ve just killed. 

I don’t care what excuse is given to me……THEY’RE WILD ANIMALS.  They would love nothing more than to eat a fat, lazy, slow human being.  They don’t have to run very fast to catch us, we have little defense against them (without our guns of course), and most of us have nice marbled meat that would satisfy any hunger.  These trainers may be great people, with plenty of training and smarts but to think for just a moment that they can manipulate these animals into doing what they want…..every time they ask…is crazy.  It takes just one instance of disobedience to take someone’s life…that’s risky business and they, along with their families should know those risks.  These trainers are just blinded by the fact they’re closer than any of us can ever get to such beautiful creatures.  We all wish we could cuddle up with a black bear cub or wrestle with a week old tiger cub and some day….we will probably sell them for the right price.  We’ve altered breeds of dogs/cats to our liking, we’re hunted every living creature on earth, we’ve caged them and reaped mind blowing rewards from their beauty.  Yet the moment one turns on us or decides they don’t want to be told what to do….we broadcast it, cry over it, and look in awe when a human life is taken by one. Then we usually kill the animal because, “It’s a danger to the staff and visitors of this facility and for everyone’s safety the animal will be euthanized.”  Was everyone’s safety being taken into consideration when we took that animal out of the wild and into a fancy park?  Do me a favor wild animals that get put into parks/zoos/cages/backyards……just eat them all!