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MoonRiver

(36,926 posts) Fri Jan 6, 2017, 12:44 PM Jan 2017

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Tilikium, of Blackfish fame, has died. RIP dear one.

You never asked to be enslaved, and only reacted as any sentient being would, to life long, horrendous abuse.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/famous-killer-whale-tilikum-died-9574870?service=responsive

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Tilikium, of Blackfish fame, has died. RIP dear one. (Original Post) MoonRiver Jan 2017 OP

Yup! That's it. longship Jan 2017 #1

May SeaWorld rot in hell! MoonRiver Jan 2017 #3

poor old guy MFM008 Jan 2017 #2

Yes, Til had guts and a refusal to be enslaved. That got him in solitary for life. MoonRiver Jan 2017 #4

longship

(40,416 posts)

1. Yup! That's it.

Reply to MoonRiver (Original post)

Fri Jan 6, 2017, 01:04 PM

Jan 2017

As long as you only splash the kids in the front row you're doing fine. Otherwise, you're bad fish! (sic)

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)

3. May SeaWorld rot in hell!

Reply to longship (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 6, 2017, 01:22 PM

Jan 2017

MFM008

(19,803 posts)

2. poor old guy

Reply to MoonRiver (Original post)

Fri Jan 6, 2017, 01:05 PM

Jan 2017

they drove him insane.

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)

4. Yes, Til had guts and a refusal to be enslaved. That got him in solitary for life.

Reply to MFM008 (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 6, 2017, 01:24 PM

Jan 2017

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