PETA Weighs in on SeaWorld Orlando Tragedy

In the wake of the death of a killer whale trainer at SeaWorld Orlando, PETA is calling on the amusement park to stop using wild animals for entertainment. The animal rights group called the death of the trainer a tragedy, but said no one should be surprised such an incident would occur.

"It should come as no surprise that an intelligent whale who would swim thousands of kilometers in the wild lashed out, yet again, in response to the severe frustration of being imprisoned in an area equivalent to what a bathtub would be to us, forced to perform ridiculous tricks for food,” PETA said in a statement. “What happened at SeaWorld is a tragedy that did not have to happen. Peta has long been calling on SeaWorld to stop imprisoning wild mammals. It's high time for SeaWorld to put the safety of marine animals and humans first by ending its cruelty to animals for entertainment.”

On Wednesday, trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed when Tilikum, a 12,300 pound bull orca, pulled her into his tank by her pony tail. Witnesses say Tilikum shook Brancheau violently and held her under water.

Brancheau’s autopsy shows that she likely died from “multiple traumatic injuries and drowning.”

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