Posted on 12/02/2012 2:35:09 PM PST by nickcarraway
Jillian Thomas father, Jamie Thomas, captured the Nov. 21 attack on video with images of his daughters face contorting with pain as the girl suffered three puncture wounds the size of dimes
An 8-year-old Atlanta girl and her family say they got the fright of their lives at SeaWorld Orlando last month when a dolphin lunged toward the girl and bit her hand.
Jillian Thomas father, Jamie Thomas, captured the Nov. 21 attack on video with images of his daughters face contorting with pain as the girl suffered three puncture wounds the size of dimes, reports the Orlando Sentinel.
The cuts are healing, the family was thankful the attack wasnt worse. Still, the family posted the video online as a warning to other parents.
The first thing I thought was I would have to jump in the water and save my daughter's life, Jamie Thomas told the Orlando Sentinel. I literally thought she was going to be pulled into the water.
The girl was attacked while she was participating in the feeding at the dolphin cove, the newspaper reported.
She put the paper fish container up in the air to where the dolphin could grab it, which SeaWorld warns against. The child's mother said her daughter made a mistake and "you can't hold a minor responsible for that."
SeaWorld officials said in a statement they had not seen the video but are taking the matter seriously.
"Nothing is more important to us than the health and safety of our guests, employees and animals," the statement said. "Educators and animal care staff were at the attraction when this happened and immediately connected with the family."
Oh, and if you thought it was good in the 70’s...the 50’s were even better, baby.
By the way, is that you or a dolphin I smell?
How would you know the dif?
I think given their own, most people would reject all these safety laws and let their kids be kids, and the liberals know they couldn't get away with putting their kids in dorky safety helmets or harnesses while most of their peers were allowed a little more dignity. In order to function, liberalism requires quashing self-direction and individual choice, and it also requires vote fraud to win political power.
Oh well. It's sad. Go to a campground on a sunny glorious day and watch those poor damned kids having to ride their bikes with helmets, and when's the last time you saw a kid barefoot? I practically grew up barefoot. Very gauche, I know!
And today's kids are probably going to be lamenting the good ol' days when all they had to wear was helmets and they could pretty much go wherever they wanted (comparatively), while "the kids these days" (2023) are strictly regulated in all physical activity because after all, the GOVERNMENT is their health overseer.
There's nothing new under the sun.
Bingo. But it's amazing what being sheltered does to peoples' judgment.
The state decided to put a big ugly cyclone fence along one of the most scenic parts of the California coast because morons of the type who fail to obey reality were trying to pet the sea lions sunning themselves on the rocks.
That's like going up and "petting" the nice rottweiler guard patrol dog squad at the local junkyard. And if you've ever been within ten feet of a sea lion, it just doesn't take a rocket scientist to kind of get the idea that it's a lot smarter to keep your distance. Hello????? How in hell did these folks thinking they can just approach and pet one, ever live past 10 years old??
*sigh*
Good for you. She was being cruel to the dolphin, and she got a right come-uppance. Cruelty should be nipped in the bud and roundly rejected.
LOLOLOL!!! I’m sitting here giggling!
Love the comic.
LOL! Dolphins are mammals.
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