That Poor Whale

eoinyk1 · **Joined:** Thu Jul 23, 2009 5:55 pm **Posts:** 18

http://www.southernstar.ie/Home/Appeal- ... 082012.htm

paolovf · **Joined:** Sun Apr 24, 2011 3:58 pm **Posts:** 257

That is a very distressing story

bipedalhumanoid · **Joined:** Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:55 pm **Posts:** 2675

I understand why they don't want to make any attempts to move it, but surely the alternative is not the let it suffer the prolonged pain and torment of leaving it to "die naturally". We wouldn't let a dog or a cat suffer like that.

paolovf · **Joined:** Sun Apr 24, 2011 3:58 pm **Posts:** 257

bipedalhumanoid wrote:

I understand why they don't want to make any attempts to move it, but surely the alternative is not the let it suffer the prolonged pain and torment of leaving it to "die naturally". We wouldn't let a dog or a cat suffer like that.

I don't know much about euthanising 50ft whales but this 30ft whale was put down with explosives. I read a few articles and it seems that smaller whales can be shot, however, when this is not effective with larger whales.

Maybe the situation in Cork is too dangerous to safely lay down adequate charges to euthanise the whale relatively painlessly.

bipedalhumanoid · **Joined:** Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:55 pm **Posts:** 2675

Well it's dead now.

http://www.thejournal.ie/baltimore-whal ... =from_page

Quote:

The NPWS had decided not to take action to euthanase the animal and allow it to die naturally but the IWDG had taken steps this morning to try and find a more humane solution.

It had been in talks with the Defence Forces about shooting it to ‘put it out of its misery’ sooner.

Bik · **Posted:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:58 pm

It has gone to whale heaven

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/baltimore-whale-dies-563192.html

paolovf · **Joined:** Sun Apr 24, 2011 3:58 pm **Posts:** 257

Apparently they plan on shooting them in future

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/shooting-mooted-for-stranded-whales-563214.html

Feardorcha · **Joined:** Fri May 01, 2009 4:28 pm **Posts:** 1265

If the Army hasn't got a gun powerful enough to shoot a big animal, they could borrow something from the Japanese Embassy.

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