Tormented Dolphin may have to be destroyed

becost · 06-08-2013 12:29PM #1

Basically the story goes like this; During the good weather a few weeks ago, groups of Numbskulls down in Clare were trying to pour cider down "Dusty" the Dolphins blowhole, trying to jump on her back and grabbing on to her fin. As a result, this once friendly Dolphin is now attacking people in the water off Doolin with one woman receiving broken ribs, compressed vertebrae and lung damage after being rammed last Sunday. And there's a suggestion that the Dolphin may have to be destroyed. :eek: Under the circumstances, I think it would be much fairer to accommodate the Dolphin in this situation and let people who choose to swim in these waters know that they will be swimming at their own risk due to the behavior of certain inbred people.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/fears-tormented-dolphin-may-kill-a-swimmer-238812.html

PucaMama · 06-08-2013 12:30PM

becost wrote: »

Basically the story goes like this; During the good weather a few weeks ago, groups of Woolybacks down in Clare were trying to pour cider down "Dusty" the Dolphins blowhole, trying to jump on her back and grabbing on to her fin. As a result, this once friendly Dolphin is now attacking people in the water off Doolin with one woman receiving broken ribs, compressed vertebrae and lung damage after being rammed last Sunday. And there's a suggestion that the Dolphin may have to be destroyed. :eek: Under the circumstances, I think it would be much fairer to accommodate the Dolphin in this situation and let people who choose to swim in these waters know that they will be swimming at their own risk due to the behavior of the natives.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/fears-tormented-dolphin-may-kill-a-swimmer-238812.html

Another animal paying the price for human stupidity!

Edit: no cruelty charges over the cider???

SweepTheLeg · 06-08-2013 12:30PM

kona · 06-08-2013 12:32PM

The **** is a wollyback?

BeerWolf · 06-08-2013 12:32PM

Yeah, human stupidity causing the destruction of an animal for being an animal...

I hope in the least them jackasses that were hurt by it were heavily fine for being there in the first place!

biko · 06-08-2013 12:33PM

Woolybacks are the reason we can't have nice dolphins.

mikom · 06-08-2013 12:33PM

becost wrote: »

trying to pour cider down "Dusty" the Dolphins blowhole, trying to jump on her back and grabbing on to her fin.

I've had nights like that.

RikkFlair · 06-08-2013 12:34PM

It would be poetic justice if those scumbags were the ones destroyed, by the dolphin crushing them against the rocks.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 06-08-2013 12:34PM

kona wrote: »

The **** is a wollyback?

Another word for a knuckle dragger I guess?

dodderangler · 06-08-2013 12:35PM

Waste of cider.
We all know dolphins prefer Budweiser

Jelly2 · 06-08-2013 12:36PM

I am shocked by this story; I knew there had been issues recently about people antagonising the dolphin but I can hardly believe that someone would attempt to harm her by putting cider in her blowhole. There is no contest in this story - these type of people must be prevented from interfering with the dolphin, rather than moving her or worst still putting her down. I'll be watching out for updates, because if there is any question of either of these happening I'll want to protest against it properly.:mad:

Amirani · 06-08-2013 12:38PM

While obviously regrettable, something has to be done if the dolphin is attacking innocent humans.

biko · 06-08-2013 12:38PM

kona wrote: »

The **** is a wollyback?

It's a person from outside Liverpool. How OP knew this fact is beyond me.
Maybe he's from Doolin.

Jelly2 · 06-08-2013 12:38PM

kona wrote: »

The **** is a wollyback?

Woollyback...refers to a person from a rural area associated with sheep-rearing. Unfortunate name to use in your otherwise excellent post OP; what on earth makes you assume the campers who tried the cider trick were from the country?????

krudler · 06-08-2013 12:38PM

Go dolphin, if people weren't so fcuking moronic it wouldn't be acting out.

PucaMama · 06-08-2013 12:39PM

NiallSparky wrote: »

While obviously regrettable, something has to be done if the dolphin is attacking innocent humans.

What about the people attacking an innocent dolphin

Jelly2 · 06-08-2013 12:40PM

NiallSparky wrote: »

While obviously regrettable, something has to be done if the dolphin is attacking innocent humans.

There doesn't seem to be any question of this. All of the attacks have been on people who have tried to grab her etc. The answer is for people to have respect, and stay well away from her. It's not difficult to understand but some people have no cop on or just don't consider that an animal is not a toy.

Aglomerado · 06-08-2013 12:41PM

becost wrote: »

Basically the story goes like this; During the good weather a few weeks ago, groups of Woolybacks down in Clare were trying to pour cider down "Dusty" the Dolphins blowhole, trying to jump on her back and grabbing on to her fin. As a result, this once friendly Dolphin is now attacking people in the water off Doolin with one woman receiving broken ribs, compressed vertebrae and lung damage after being rammed last Sunday. And there's a suggestion that the Dolphin may have to be destroyed. :eek: Under the circumstances, I think it would be much fairer to accommodate the Dolphin in this situation and let people who choose to swim in these waters know that they will be swimming at their own risk due to the behavior of certain inbred natives.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/fears-tormented-dolphin-may-kill-a-swimmer-238812.html

Destroy the idiot people, not the dolphin! :mad: Poor thing.

Pensivepuca · 06-08-2013 12:41PM

I honestly don't see why this dolphin is being put down. Its a wild animal and it was reacting to a threat, and now its violent towards the threat, humans. If it was a dog who attacked a person, it would be put down, but a dog is a domesticated pet, the owners responsability. A dolphin has no owner, and should be protected. Unless someone wants to call Neptune and tell him to get his dolphin in order.

Duckworth_Luas · 06-08-2013 12:43PM

kona wrote: »

The **** is a wollyback?

It seems it's a person from a rural area. OP assumes that because the incident happened in Clare that those responsible were local despite it being a popular camping destination for foreign tourists and Dubliners. :rolleyes:

debabyjesus · 06-08-2013 12:44PM

Must have been bulmers...

Surely that dolphin will tell all the other dolphins the craic?

DEFTLEFTHAND · 06-08-2013 12:45PM

Jelly2 wrote: »

There doesn't seem to be any question of this. All of the attacks have been on people who have tried to grab her etc. The answer is for people to have respect, and stay well away from her. It's not difficult to understand but some people have no cop on or just don't consider that an animal is not a toy.

Indeed, a large wild animal which is deceptively strong. It's not seaworld or a flipper movie, A dolphin in the wild needs to be shown respect.

Amirani · 06-08-2013 12:46PM

PucaMama wrote: »

What about the people attacking an innocent dolphin

They should be prosecuted. I'm not condoning their actions whatsoever, they're complete dicks as far as I'm concerned.

krudler · 06-08-2013 12:46PM

NiallSparky wrote: »

While obviously regrettable, something has to be done if the dolphin is attacking innocent humans.

they're invading the dolphin's space, its her environment not ours, if a dolphin strolled onto a city street and started punching people in the face then it'd be an issue, dumbasses going swimming with a wild animal then getting injured is just Darwinism in full effect.

Thoie · 06-08-2013 12:46PM

PucaMama wrote: »

What about the people attacking an innocent dolphin

Obviously, in the interests of balance, we're having them put down too.

gobnaitolunacy · 06-08-2013 12:46PM

NiallSparky wrote: »

While obviously regrettable, something has to be done if the dolphin is attacking innocent humans.

Just don't go out there in the sea with it, it's that simple.

No-one p*sses about with what people percieve as wild animals or bulls in fields. If you get killed it's your own stupid fault.

RikkFlair · 06-08-2013 12:47PM

Pensivepuca wrote: »

I honestly don't see why this dolphin is being put down.

It will only be put down if it kills someone, which hopefully now won't happen if people heed what the IWDG are saying. But people being people....

My name is URL · 06-08-2013 12:49PM

PucaMama wrote: »

Edit: no cruelty charges over the cider???

Ireland is extremely lax when it comes to convicting people for animal cruelty.

FTA69 · 06-08-2013 12:50PM

In fairness it seems that the dolphin is attacking random swimmers now and not just those who engage it. If that's the case then the dolphin would need to be destroyed as it isn't really practical to have a dangerous wild animal attacking swimmers at a popular tourist destination.

becost · 06-08-2013 12:50PM

biko wrote: »

It's a person from outside Liverpool. How OP knew this fact is beyond me.
Maybe he's from Doolin.

Woolyback has it's origins in people from the Welsh valleys but can also be used to describe rural Irish people.

Jelly2 wrote: »

Woollyback...refers to a person from a rural area associated with sheep-rearing. Unfortunate name to use in your otherwise excellent post OP; what on earth makes you assume the campers who tried to cider trick were from the country?????

If you read the article it says "local" campers.

Duckworth_Luas · 06-08-2013 12:51PM

becost wrote: »

If you read the article it says "local" campers.

Meaning people camping in the locality FFS.

Tormented Dolphin may have to be destroyed

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