Debate Continues Over Fate Of Killer Whale

About a week after the accident involving SeaWorld, the killer Whale Tilly, and death of his trainer, there is now debate over what should happen to the whale. Animal activists are fighting to have Tilly released into the wild or at least to a large pen in the ocean (similar to the one used for the whale from Free Willy). This debate has started the campaign 'Free Tilly', and both sides are weighing in on the subject. Animal right people want him released, while SeaWorld officials are saying that Tilly can't survive in the wild. Tilly has spent three years in captivity and doesn't know how to hunt and act like a killer whale. His immune system is not strong enough to handle the bacteria and other dangers found in the ocean. SeaWorld says that Tilly will stay a part of the family at Seaworld. This weekend marked the reopening of the killer whale show at SeaWorld, they paid tribute to the fallen trainer, Tilly did not perform.