It's been over a year since the tragic incident at SW Orlando that claimed Dawn Brancheau's life. Today, SWO announced that Tilikum, the killer whale involved in the incident, is returning to show performances. It's hard to put to words all of the emotions that are behind this decision, but overall, I believe that most animal trainers will agree and support SWO's decision. It's definitely in Tili's best interest to return him to the show performances. Also, from those that knew Dawn, I hear that this is what she would have wanted as well.
I'm not wanting to get into the nitty gritty of this discussion at the moment, so here's a CNN video about the decision. Even though the interviewed trainer doesn't work for SWO, everything he says is true, and I whole-heartedly agree with him.
If you still have questions about this, let me know and I'll try to address them as best as I possibly can. Remember that I'm writing this blog for friends and family, so I'm mainly opening myself up to answering questions from them, not the whole blogging community.
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