http://sanjuanupdate.com/2010/02/killer-whale-at-sea-world-kills-trainer/ News about the things that make living in Friday Harbor and on San Juan Island great. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:22:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://sanjuanupdate.com/2010/02/killer-whale-at-sea-world-kills-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-3531 devorah Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:49:20 +0000 http://sanjuanupdate.com/?p=9012#comment-3531 This brought back the constant underlying sadness that I continually experience especially if I don't distract myself with human needs to consume everything in sight...that brings forth and present the experience of being part of a Free Lolita Campaign in the 90's...which involved an amazing song collaboration, video, and incredible education from The Center for Whale Research, and help from Ralph Munro. I will contact Ken, and Howie and ask if they would like to YouTube this song/video. I cry until I have no more tears each time I think of these choices that we make as humans...it's like our species is lost beyond recognition of our loving, serving essence. This brought back the constant underlying sadness that I continually experience especially if I don’t distract myself with human needs to consume everything in sight…that brings forth and present the experience of being part of a Free Lolita Campaign in the 90′s…which involved an amazing song collaboration, video, and incredible education from The Center for Whale Research, and help from Ralph Munro.
I will contact Ken, and Howie and ask if they would like to YouTube this song/video.
I cry until I have no more tears each time I think of these choices that we make as humans…it’s like our species is lost beyond recognition of our loving, serving essence.

]]> http://sanjuanupdate.com/2010/02/killer-whale-at-sea-world-kills-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-3522 David G. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:27:22 +0000 http://sanjuanupdate.com/?p=9012#comment-3522 I beg to differ, but "foul play" is both obvious and at the root of this and the other seaquarium deaths. It's criminal, morally, to take an intelligent animal, capable of roaming thousands of miles, capture it and condemn it to life in a tiny pool. Adding insult is teaching these magnificent mammals to do tricks for the entertainment of obviously less cerebral animals; people! I'm very sorry to hear of this "trainer's" death, but the only solution is to free all the Orcas. I only hope they can still remember how to survive in the wild. I beg to differ, but “foul play” is both obvious and at the root of this and the other seaquarium deaths. It’s criminal, morally, to take an intelligent animal, capable of roaming thousands of miles, capture it and condemn it to life in a tiny pool. Adding insult is teaching these magnificent mammals to do tricks for the entertainment of obviously less cerebral animals; people!
I’m very sorry to hear of this “trainer’s” death, but the only solution is to free all the Orcas. I only hope they can still remember how to survive in the wild.

]]> http://sanjuanupdate.com/2010/02/killer-whale-at-sea-world-kills-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-3521 Jade Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:11:19 +0000 http://sanjuanupdate.com/?p=9012#comment-3521 It's too bad a human died. But, it could be avoided if whales were not kept in captivity! It’s too bad a human died. But, it could be avoided if whales were not kept in captivity!

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