Kakahead

I usually like to post something silly here on a Friday night. However, I simply had to speak out about a tragic yet completely avoidable event that hit the news recently. Unless you live in a cave, you’ve heard about the death of Dawn Brancheau, the trainer at Sea World.   When I first learned of her tragic demise, I was both saddened and disgusted.

I was saddened for obvious reasons, and I said some prayers for her and her loved ones.

I was disgusted because of the commercial circus that I feel was the direct cause of her death.  Sea World gets big bucks from the Shamu name and killer whale shows.  Hello?!?!?  These animals are called  KILLER whales for a reason!!  It’s not because they are bad, but it describes how the Creator made them.  It’s in their nature.  They KILL.  And boy do they have the equipment for it!  Why would anyone in their right mind think it’s even remotely OK to have humans in a tank full of killer whales?

I guess it’s the same line of thought that goes through the trainers of lions, and tigers, and bears (oh my)!   People are willing to pay money to watch other humans risk their lives via close contact with wild animals.  Anyone remember what happened to Siegfried & Roy?  Roy Horn was nearly killed by a tiger in 2003.  Unfortunately, that did not stop others from continuing on with their wild animal acts.

Oh but wait!! They’re not wild, they’ve been bred in captivity!  This is the sickness that afflicts the commercial numbskulls who minimize the danger in favor of scooping up cash.   And why wouldn’t they be OK with that?  They’re getting rich.   After all, the executives at Sea World are not the ones jumping in the water with these killer whales.

Now for the really sick stuff:  not only did the killer whale shows resume, they “honored” the trainer with a video tribute at the beginning.  All this only three days after she was killed.

I hate to admit it, but my grandparents were right; even when I was a kid.  “There’s no such thing as common sense anymore,” we heard over and over again.

Little did I know how wise they were.  Who knows?  Maybe it’s the end of the world as we know it (and yes I do love that song).  Too many humans value money over everything else.

Maybe it’s time for us to inject a little common sense here and there.  You know, do something really weird like boycott Sea World for example.  I suppose I could be banished to a deserted island for suggesting such things.

After all, money makes the (Sea) World go ‘round.