Seaquarium officials claim that the incident was an accident

According to Seaquarium officials, there were no significant injuries to the trainer. Sundance, the dolphin, simply grew frightened after colliding with the trainer. They stated- “This was an uncomfortable interaction for both of them, and the dolphin reacted by breaking away from the routine and striking the trainer.”

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A former Seaquarium veterinarian thinks the incident was not an accident.

Dr. Jenna Wallace, a veterinarian who formerly worked at Seaquarium, thinks that this occurrence was no accident. She says- “There’s no accidental collision. This is aggression. When dolphins become aggressive like this, there’s always some underlying thing. I have been told by previous veterinarians and staff that this animal had rammed another trainer in the abdomen.”

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There have been previous accounts of animal aggression at Seaquarium.

Peta’s general lawyer for animal legislation Jared Goodman noted that this isn’t the first time an animal at Seaquarium turned violent. In response to the tragic incident, he commented: “Time is up for the Miami Seaquarium, where long-suffering dolphins desperately need protection and workers are at risk. PETA urges this ‘abusement’ park to end its exploitation of dolphins by getting them to sanctuaries as quickly as possible so that they’d never be used in tawdry shows again and no one else would get hurt.”

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