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Rare Dolphin Dies for Mob Selfie
Daily Beast ^ | February 18, 2016 | James Joiner

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. “At least one of these dolphins suffered a horrific, traumatic and utterly unnecessary death, for the sake of a few photographs,” a spokesperson from the World Animal Protection group told ABC in Australia, condemning the despicable incident. “This terribly unfortunate event is an example of the casual cruelty people can inflict when they use animals for entertainment purposes.”

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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: abuse; bellcurve; dolphins; tasty; weemsco
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Poor things.
1 posted on 02/18/2016 7:24:49 AM PST by C19fan
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Are these people utterly freakin’ retarded? Oh yes, I forgot, that’s why liberals want them imported as much as possible into the country.


2 posted on 02/18/2016 7:28:09 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (Can we please kill the guy already who invented the saying "My bad"?)
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Will this get the press coverage that the white guy killing the lion did?


3 posted on 02/18/2016 7:31:21 AM PST by over3Owithabrain
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I thought this was saying that the mafia had killed a dolphin while taking selfies with it.


4 posted on 02/18/2016 7:31:27 AM PST by ichabod1 (Spriiingtime for islam, and tyranny. Winter for US and frieeends. . .)
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I hate people.


5 posted on 02/18/2016 7:31:38 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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The planet would be better off if we were never born.


6 posted on 02/18/2016 7:33:32 AM PST by ichabod1 (Spriiingtime for islam, and tyranny. Winter for US and frieeends. . .)
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30,000 means extinction??? I don’t think so. They live 20 years.


7 posted on 02/18/2016 7:36:43 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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8 posted on 02/18/2016 7:36:54 AM PST by Bubba Gump Shrimp (noob)
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heh, that was my impression too, it got me to click on the posting


9 posted on 02/18/2016 7:37:48 AM PST by Bubba Gump Shrimp (noob)
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I’m not a big animal rights type, but this is just sad and pointless to torture this poor creature for a stupid selfie.


10 posted on 02/18/2016 7:40:29 AM PST by Flick Lives (One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. -- Heinlein)
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retards

The world is full of them

That is how Obama became president


11 posted on 02/18/2016 7:40:51 AM PST by arl295
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Makes me want some Weemsco tuna.


12 posted on 02/18/2016 7:44:09 AM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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What should we expect from a species that kills their own while still in the womb?


13 posted on 02/18/2016 7:45:58 AM PST by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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Talk about bad wording, but it piqued my interest too.


14 posted on 02/18/2016 7:48:58 AM PST by dowcaet
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To: AppyPappy

So do dolphins


15 posted on 02/18/2016 7:49:53 AM PST by HerrBlucher (Abortion is murder)
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16 posted on 02/18/2016 7:54:50 AM PST by PGR88
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Liberals don’t really care about the animals. All they care about is getting a picture with them, so as to claim that they are for the endangered species.


17 posted on 02/18/2016 8:01:09 AM PST by I want the USA back (The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. Orwell.)
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Sometimes I really hate the human race.


18 posted on 02/18/2016 8:01:56 AM PST by dfwgator
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Stupid selfish imbeciles. Imagine the distress and pain that poor baby dolphin must have experienced at the hands of these pieces of garbage. And for what? A picture they will forget in 10 minutes.


19 posted on 02/18/2016 8:03:36 AM PST by EinNYC
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20 posted on 02/18/2016 8:06:21 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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