Dolphin attacks trainer and drags her under water during show at controversial Miami Seaquarium, video shows

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©Miami SeaquariumA dolphin is pictured at the Miami Seaquarium in Florida. Miami Seaquarium

  • Video footage shows a dolphin at Miami Seaquarium attacking a trainer last weekend.
  • A former veterinarian at the Seaquarium told local media that this was not an isolated incident.
  • PETA denounced the Miami Seaquarium’s “exploitation of dolphins” following a damning USDA report last year.

An audience member captured on camera the moment a dolphin turned violent and attacked a trainer last weekend at Miami Seaquarium.

Video footage of the incident,shared on TikTok, shows the trainer struggling to stay afloat as the dolphin, Sundance, drags her beneath the water.

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Sundance, who has lived in captivity atMiami Seaquariumfor his entire life, can then be seen ramming the trainer towards the pool’s edge.

The trainer was taken by ambulance to a local…

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