Posted on 02/18/2016 7:24:49 AM PST by C19fan
Two Franciscana dolphins were ripped from the waves near an Argentinan resort last week, then manhandled to shore, where they were passed around a clutching mob seeking cute selfie moments. In the process, at least one of the intelligent, playful cetaceans died from the experience. Franciscana, or La Plata, dolphins are unable to spend as long out of the water as their larger brethren. âAt least one of these dolphins suffered a horrific, traumatic and utterly unnecessary death, for the sake of a few photographs,â a spokesperson from the World Animal Protection group told ABC in Australia, condemning the despicable incident. âThis terribly unfortunate event is an example of the casual cruelty people can inflict when they use animals for entertainment purposes.â
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Every person who put their hands on the dolphins should be water boarded for ten or fifteen minutes. Someone could stand next to them and take some pictures for them.
Muy stupido!
It should. I'm not normally a big animal rights guy, but this makes me sick to my stomach.
Gotta hurry and post his selfie to Facebook. “Look! See how selfie-ish I am!”
Me too!
You, perhaps. The subjects of the article, for sure. Some of us know know to behave and can actually work wonderful things upon our society.
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