I have read about this with quite a bit of interest. Years and years ago, in my vegetarian, im going to save the animals days…yes i know some of you will find that a little hard to believe…I was a member of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.
They were very anti the use of Orca's in centres such as these. Reading this very sad story it brought back to me all the things i read on how whales adapt to captivity and how they can have almost psychotic alterations in their character with the stress and depression they can suffer from not having enough space and not being able to live in the tight-knit family groups that they do in the wild.
Im sure these sort of shows are thrilling to watch and not everyone would have the option to view them in the wild but surely this sort of incident must be evidence to suggest that these animals (and many others like them) should be left in their own environment to behave and interact with each other and not forced to perform in front of crowds of cheering people.
dont you think?