Nogget
Saturday 24th April 2010 4:04am
Brighton
6,626 posts
Quote: billwill @ April 24 2010, 3:23 AM BST
Oooh, that was actually quite dangerous.
That's a wild animal and a carnivore.
Yes, expect another fad along the lines of 'swimming with dolphins' called 'cuddling elephant seals', in which all sorts of claims are made for how wonderful it is, and all the horror stories are conveniently ignored.
"Swimming with dolphins is promoted as one of the few treatments that can help children with disabilities such as autism. But it should be banned because it is cruel to the animals and dangerous to patients, and there is no evidence that it actually works, a report from a leading conservation group says. "
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article2764537.ece
Remember this recent story?
"SeaWorld to decide fate of killer whale after trainer's death"
/..../
The fate of the whale that killed its trainer in Orlando, Florida, yesterday has not yet been decided, although this is the *third* *time* the animal has been involved in the death of a human.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/25/seaworld-to-decide-killer-whale-fate