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Article: Beached whales will be put to death
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Some of the pilot whales that beached at Noordhoek Beach on Sunday morning will be put to death, the National Sea Rescue Institute said.
"Seven are in poor health. We are still trying our best to save them but those that can't be saved will be humanely euthanased," said NSRI spokesman Craig Lambinon.
"Seven are in poor health. We are still trying our best to save them but those that can't be saved will be humanely euthanased," said NSRI spokesman Craig Lambinon.
daveza
Honorary Master
Bit of a sensationalist headline.
Progenix Oj101
Dealer
The title is amusing, will they also spend 20 years on death row at tax-payers' expense? 
Hosehead
Executive Member
At least they're not getting clubbed to death like the seals in Namibia.
copacetic
King of the Hippies
When I was a kid there was a huge whale in the King's Beach area, it was massive, and being chopped apart with pangas.
Somehow, that imagery has stuck with me my whole life.
Somehow, that imagery has stuck with me my whole life.
daveza
Honorary Master
[video=youtube_share;uD5sPgV61bw]http://youtu.be/uD5sPgV61bw[/video]
Not long ago that happened to a beached dead whale over here, the guys were chopping it up with pangas and taking it home, the stench was revolting
daveza
Honorary Master
Hosehead
Executive Member
Why are Sea Rescue getting involved? It's not their mandate.Funds raised as donations from the public are supposed to go towards saving human lives at sea and upgrading facilities no?
Other Pineapple Smurf
Honorary Master
Other Pineapple Smurf
Honorary Master
daveza
Honorary Master
Some idiot of an American comments that these pilot whales are actually dolphins
They are of the dolphin family.
Other Pineapple Smurf
Honorary Master
Had to Google'd to see why you posted that. Learn't something new today.
Arthur
Honorary Master
+2
So sad to see the hippies and wannabe hippies prolonging their deaths. They came to die. Rather ironic that the "savers" are probably the same types who mouth off about human interference with the environment, yet they don't scruple when it suits their agenda.
Another thing: you can't "euthanize" an animal. This term is properly applied only to people.
Azbubu
Honorary Master
Really? So what's the correct term in this case?
daveza
Honorary Master
Arthur
Honorary Master
Wiki is not an authority, sorry. I know because I'm a Wikipedia editor, and I can add anything I wish, more or less.
"Gender" is another word widely abused. Until very recently it couldn't legitimately be applied to people, but largely for PC reasons it has become almost universal.
"Gender" is another word widely abused. Until very recently it couldn't legitimately be applied to people, but largely for PC reasons it has become almost universal.
daveza
Honorary Master
Oxford English dictionary authoritive enough ?