A trainer at the Miami Seaquarium was bodyslammed by a dolphin in front of an audience. The video footage shows the dolphin jumping at the trainer. She was rammed into her side three times. At one point during the exchange, Sundance tried to pull the trainer under the water, but the person struggled free and swam to the pool's edge. The trainer was treated by medical staff once out of the water. The attack occurred during the show. Seaquarium said that the trainer and Sundance are doing well after the incident. In a statement provided to local outlet WPLG Local 10, a Miami Seaquarium spokesman said the attack occurred after the trainer accidentally scratched Sundance with her hand.
The incident at the Miami Seaquarium was not an accident, but a sign that the park's animals were starting to feel a bit uneasy, according to a former Seaquarium vet.
Wallace told WPLG that dolphins become aggressive when they specifically become aggressive.
Wallace claimed that the animal had rammed another trainer in the abdomen.
The Miami Seaquarium did not reply immediately.
The Miami Seaquarium was the subject of a 17-page USDA inspection report which documented a number of alleged animal welfare violations. The report claimed staff fed animals poor quality and acted against veterinarians. The dolphins died at Seaquarium.
The Seaquarium's animal welfare practices have been called out by the Peta.
Time is running out for the Miami Seaquarium, where long-suffering dolphins desperately need protection and workers are at risk.
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