Oh, no! What a horrific accident! When it is not a gorilla attacking and ripping off the face of a woman in Connecticut or a sting ray darting its barbs into the heart of one of the most beloved Australian hunter in history, is killer whales taking the life of a young woman who devoted half her life as an underwater world whale trainer. We human beings are so affectionate to domesticated wild animals that we often become victims of the most horrific attacks by them, in our desires to show love.

It is very hard not to love animals, and we can’t understand why some people don’t, but that is for another topic. The majority of us, though, do love animal, whether they are from the wild or domesticated. However, we must admit that they put us in very precarious positions when we are too close to them, as trainers often are. This is the main reason why trainers are usually the first to get attacked by agitated animals.

Animals in the wild are perceived to be dangerous because they are not used to interacting with human beings while domesticated wild animals are not perceived as such, but this belief is slowly beginning to change as a result of the recent tragedies with animals and mammals attacking people, especially trainers. If this belief isn’t changing, then it should. Read the rest of this entry »