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"Yesterday, during The Shamu Show at SeaWorld, a 12,000 lb. killer whale grabbed trainer Dawn Brancheau, 40, by the waist, shook her until her shoe came off and seemingly accidentally drowned her, according to two onlookers who spoke to CNN.com. No other details have been confirmed out of respect for the park, other than the fact the whale in question, whose name is Tilikum, is linked to two previous deaths since 1991. Because of it, and because of his generally larger size (he&amp;#039;s twice the size of most whales at the park), there were special procedures for working with him.  Brancheau was noted as one of their best trainers, and there were reportedly no problems before or during the show between the trainer and animal. Additionally, the park has decided not to put the orca down. During the next few days, expect humane organizations, like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, to be letting everyone hear their thoughts, which to sum up are that ocean animals should not be cooped up in pool-size tanks away from a natural family setting. Expect SeaWorld trainers, who have said this is the first incident in nearly 50 years at SeaWorld with a whale, to stick up for their animals and their livelihoods. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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