In another senseless tragedy for selfies, a baby dolphin died last week after a swarm of tourists lifted the fragile animal out of the water and passed it around to take photos with.
The incident occurred in Mojácar, on the southeastern coast of Spain; documentation of the event was posted on Facebook by animal protection group Equinac.
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Although one concerned onlooker did alert the authorities, by the time help arrived it was too late to save the baby dolphin.
While nobody is certain how or why the marine mammal was separated from its mother or what its health condition was, one thing is known: the stress from being lifted out of the water and handled by humans can have a severe negative effect on dolphins — enough to send them into a state of fatal shock.
Neil D’Cruze, World Animal Protection’s senior wildlife advisor, issued a statement on the incident, saying, “While traveling, tourists must remember that their once-in-a-lifetime photo opportunity with a wild animal can mean horrific suffering – and in this case, a tragic death for this poor animal.”
“Using wild animals for entertainment, including catching them to take selfies, is wrong, often illegal, and causes great distress to animals,” added Neil. “Wild animals are not photo props. They should be left to live free in the wild where they belong.“
WAP has provided a travel guide for those who want to enjoy wildlife in a way that is safe and humane for both tourists and animals. Click here to read it.
This has to stop with dolphins! No more swimming with them or taking selfies.This is ABUSE!!!!
Once again stupid humans and they do not care as long as they are enjoying their selves,when is this abuse going to stop of all animals and Marine ?That poor baby died of shock what is going to be done about it?NOTHING!!!!!
Egotistical, IGNORANT humans!!! We all have get the courage to step in and stop these incidents! Myself included. Heartbreaking considering dolphins are very aware. Imagine that happening to a human child. What he or she would have to go through to die from it. Well that’s what this baby, he or she, had to go through.
notice how ‘selfie’ and ‘selfish’ are very similar spelling?
notice how ‘selfie’ and ‘selfish’ are very similar behaviour?
This makes me angry! People are ignorant! Animals are not for our entertainment! ????????????????
SPAIN IS THE CENTER OF CRUELTY IN EUROPE, THE BULLS, COCK FIGHTS TERRIBLE THOUGHTLESS FISHING METHODS. DO NOT GO THERE AND HIT THEM WHERE IT HURTS IN THERE POCKETS. THIS STORY IS AWFUL BUT IT IS ONE OF MANY.
IMAGINE HOW SCARED THIS MAMMAL WAS AND JUST A BABY, GOD BLESS IT AND KEEP IT AS IT HAD NO CHANCE WITH THE SO CALLED TOP OF THE SPECIES, WHY ARE HUMANS SO CRUEL AND HEARTLESS.
I get so angry by countries who see animals as instruments of pleasure for humans. Animals are living and breathing creatures and deserve to be treated with respect.
I hope they got the name of all these idiots and are charge with animal abuse of a wild animal resulting in death, they should all be jailed
It makes me so mad when idiots which is what they are have selfies with an animal in this case a young dolphin which wanted to find its mother not be man handled by these sad people, will tourists ever learn when you find a young sea animal help it further back into the sea not take it out of the water for you all to take selfies of they are not ours to entertain us they are are precious animals who we should never treat this way, I hope you all feel quilty for helping the young dolphin to DIE if the mother is still looking for it she will never be able to be reunited with her baby thanks to you all how would you feel if someone took your child or children away you wouldn’t like that would you so why do it to any young animal who need their mothers.
our society is becoming disconnected from emotions and mainly concerned with, selfish behavior to boost egos. these individuals be need to be prosecuted.
Pure scumbags!
Good going humans. Being detached from emotions and sensitivity of an animal makes you do stupid things. Do you pass around a human baby like that?
Sick BASTARDS.
Murderous morons !
Somewhere on one of these petitions, someone came up with a good term: HOMO IDIOTICUS. I can’t add to that. “Humans” of this ilk belong behind bars, well away from any living creature they might infect, affect, abuse or otherwise hurt.
DISGUSTING!!!! How tragic that people seem to think animals were put on this earth for their pleasure and how tragic for this baby dolphin and it’s mother. People who do things like this have no consideration for anyone or thing around them. JUST GOT TO GET THAT SELFHIE BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE DOES TO SEE HOW MANY POSTS THEY CAN GET and IT COST ANOTHER ANIMAL IT’S LIFE.
We’re becoming the animals!!!!!
This is disgraceful
What else would you expect from thick- headed, self-centred, moronic halfwits!
These morons should not be handling a baby dolphin. These selfish tourists have murdered an innocent baby dolphin because of stupid selfies which is another brain dead self-serving, malignant narcissist creation by the perverted scum who control MSM to create more soulless selfish, vile and disgusting malignant narcissist vampires, who only care about stealing energy and feeling good at everyone else’s expense. They have stolen the life from a baby dolphin, and I hope they all get their comeuppance for their wickedness.
Spain is run by perverted scum. I will never ever travel there again. They need to change drastically and stop their wicked animal abuse. Those who have hijacked their way into decision making are character disordered mental cases who should all be in a psychiatric ward. No low frequency soulless mental case should have authority over any animal or living creature because they do not have the acumen to do the right thing or make correct decisions because they are dumb.
God damn VAIN humans once again .There is MORE to life that taking pics of yourself you braggards bastards! What about the poor little animal? RIP little baby dolphin. Sometimes I hate humans you are SO stupid and selfish!
I guess it is not surprising that the country where this occurred is Spain-notorious for animal abuse for entertainment purposes. I would like to see a gang of dolphins drag these repulsive humans around, underwater, as the dolphins use them as hockey pucks, until the humans drown.
I’d be happy to machine gun the lot of them.
Stupid,selfish humans.
What in the he’ll is wrong with people? Obviously no one stopped to think that their stupid wish for more inane selfies with a baby dolphin just might not be the thing to do.
Why are people so thoughtless. Why do we destroy everything. The longer I live the more I depise most humans, they are selfish and cruel.
What is wrong with people??? I don’t have any words for these cruel, mean, heartless people. Why don’t ignorant people realize that animals feel pain and hurt just like people do! All they want to do is live free and be left alone. RIP my beautiful baby dolphin ???? ❤️????????????????
Stupid f*ing idiots! You don’t deserve to walk on this planet. RIP baby dolphin.
This is so sick and unnecessary. They already proven that Dolphins really don’t want to swum with people. We should respect them and enjoy from a distance. I am so sorry for this baby Dolphins fate. What is wrong with people; where is their self control?
Terrible terrible terrible. Horrible people. Leave the baby dolphins alone.
STUPID, STUPID, MORONS!!!! SELFISH AND UTTERLY IGNORANT TO DO THIS TO THIS POOR DOLPHIN!!! ARE YOU SO BRAINLESS TO EVEN THINK ABOUT DOING THIS AND JUST FOR A SELFIE?????? SUCH MONSTERS!!!
I promise….if animals could speak, these things wouldn’t happen. COWARDS
Damn those people ! They should be prosecuted for animal abuse just like everyone else. How can they sleep
at night !!!!!!!!!! They don’t deserve to live either !
Those people should be shot by a firing squad! I cannot wait till they start executing people for murdering animals! If someone kills a human they could get the death penalty and if someone kills an animal, that someone GETs THE SAME THING, DEATH!
Humans that are this stupid must feel what these animals do when abused tortured like this shark, slaughtered and murdered.AN EYE FOR AN EYE, IS THE ANSWER FOR THE PUNISHMENTS FOR ALL ANIMAL ABUSE TORTURE SLAUGHTER MURDER AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. LIKE ABANDONING ANIMALS, MAKING ANIMALS LOST, SAME PUNISHMENT AS FOLLOWS.
Why would anyone think this is ok
I hope these comments, and those from other animal welfare sites, make their way into the hands of some of the idiotic asses who did this!
Congrats you self possessed piles of garbage!
I am so sick of these asses!! Why is this kind of thing even happening where is the justice for this sweet baby?
That is SO sad! When will people learn that animals are NOT for our entertainment???
I start to hate Spain recently ! They r going to be second China. ????????
YOU DEFINITELY GOT THAT RIGHT!!!!! Between this, the bull “sports”, and the way they treat their strays, it makes me physically ill.
Also look at how they treat their Greyhounds, over there they are called Galgos.