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who is three and a half,

grow up thinking that it's normalized

to have these intelligent,

highly evolved animals

in concrete pools.

I don't want her to think

that's how we treat the kin

that we find ourselves around on this planet.

I think it's atrocious.

This hearing is expected to last all week

with OSHA continuing to work

toward this theory--

that SeaWorld knew there was

a calculated risk of injury or death,

but put trainers in the water

with the whales anyway,

while SeaWorld will say

that Dawn Brancheau's death

was an isolated incident.

Reporting live in Seminole County,

Dave McDaniel, WESH 2 News.

There's something wrong.

You know with Tilikum that

there's something wrong and that's--

when you have a relationship

with that animal and you--

you understand that he's killing

not to be a savage.

He's not killing because he's just crazy.

He's not killing because

he doesn't know what he's doing.

He's killing because he's frustrated

and he's got aggravations

and he doesn't know how to--

he has no outlet for it.

Now Tilikum is spending

a great deal of time by himself

and basically floating lifeless in a pool.

Three hours now...

and he hasn't moved.

They try to sugarcoat it by saying,

"He comes out in the front pool

every once in a while.

Now he's doing shows."

Really? You know

what he does in a show?

He does a few bows

and then he goes back in his little jail cell.

That's his life.

I feel sad for Tilikum.

A regal thing like him swimming around the tank

with his fin flopped over like that

compared to a wild bull killer whale that size,

which is one of the most kinetic

and dynamic things

you can imagine...

I feel sad when I see him.

It's time to stop the shows.

It's time to stop forcing animals to perform

in basically a circus environment.

And they should release the animals

that are young enough

and healthy enough to be released,

and the animals like Tilikum

who are old and sick and have put in

25 years in the industry

should be released to an open ocean pen

so they can live out their lives

and just experience

the natural rhythms of the ocean.

This is a multibillion-dollar

corporation

that makes its money

through the exploitation of orcas.

They're not suitable to have in captivity.

The whales are really bored.

You deprive them of all

this environmental stimulation.

I think that in 50 years,

we'll look back and go,

"My God, what a barbaric time."

Dawn Brancheau--

DB, dream big.

Dawn was the most loving,

giving person you ever met.

Her smile just radiated.

She's comp-- she fulfilled her life.

We saw whales

swimming in straight lines

with straight dorsal fins.

I was so honored to be there.

And I was so thankful that I had sunglasses on

because the tears were kind of coming out.

And it was moving.

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