Two dolphins at a Swiss theme park died after ingesting a heroin substitute around the same time as a weekend rave at the park last November, according to reports from Switzerland.
A toxicology report from a forensics institute in St. Gallen, Switzerland, showed tests found traces of the heroin substitute buprenorphine in the dolphins' urine, according to a report in London's Daily Mail online, citing Swiss media reports.
The dolphins died within five days of each other in November, after the area near their pool in the Connyland marine park had been rented out for a weekend rave, according to the reports.
Cornelis van Elk, a Dutch marine biologist, said the drugs turn off a part of the dolphins' brains which tells them when to surface for air.
Connyland keeper Nadja Gasser told local media how one of the dolphins, named Chelmers, died, according to the Daily Mail.
"He was drifting under the water and was clearly in trouble and so we jumped into the water.
"We tried to hold him. He was shaking all over and was foaming at the mouth.
"Eventually we got him out of the water. His tongue was hanging out. He could hardly breathe.
"He was given adrenalin, but it didn't help.
"After an hour the dolphin died."
In a report in the Daily Mail shortly after the rave, wildlife experts said noise from the event could have stressed the animals' immune systems and led to the death of the first dolphin, Shadow.
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I hope they shut this park down! I hope the persons who injected these dolphins with heroine suffer the same hour long painful death!! Dolphins are so trusting and who ever did this is just plain evil. God is watching.
I agree with Mcmasehere! This story is absolutely disgusting, that park should be shut down immediately. Dolphins ARE people too. They're the children of the sea and whoever did this disgusting act by giving a dolphin heroin should burn in hell. And they will. Karma does wonders in its own way! It's called the circle of life to all of you uninformed ignorant readers out there! There shouldn't be any rave happening near dolphins, period. It makes no sense!
kay kay,
no dolphins are dolphins. They may be creatures of this universe like us, but they're still dolphins. People are people. Hope that clears that up.
The pressures of show business take another pair of performers down in their prime. When will these people see the stress these animals go through? What's it going to take, Shamu dead in a hotel room? Will you only care when it's a killer whale? What about the dolphins. You people on here passing judgement and making jokes are sick. Dolphins are people, too.
some repubturd tossed their drugs in the water.
I have to say that I'm pround no dolphins died (or were injured) in my history of attendance at music festivals or concerts. Cant we just drown two "rave" idiots and call it a wash?
Or perhaps force feed them that drug the dolphins died on, and see how well they swim on their own. I'd pay to see that... as long as there was no techno music involved.
So, now it's not ENOUGH that we kill ourselves with drugs but now we have to involve animals who just merely want to exist. I'm totally disgusted with people such as this. They ruin everything that's of any beauty in this world. Sorry I EVER came across this article!
So long and thanks for all the heroin...
I LOLd. thanks.
Drugs don't kill dolphins, dolphins kill dolphins... gawd.
Why did they have a RAVE at a dolphin park...? W T F? And who would give dolphins heroine? This is just insane... you've got to be mind boggling stupid to do such a thing. What a horrible way for those animals to die, they probably had no idea what was going on...
Someone who was at that rave knows who brought that particular drug, because it's just not a normal rave drug. He would have been laughed at and the story has gone the rounds among that group. Someone knows who did it. The one who did should be drugged and waterboarded, just to see what a "good time" those poor dolphins endured.
This is so cruel, hope those basturds that gave drugs to those dolphins get caught and being punished.
THE WORLD IS BECOMING CRAZY/IS CRAZY! Very sad.
How the hell did the dolphins get drugs in their system, and why isn't someone in jail for this??
Dude, It's all explained in the article. Modern-day Americans...
These creatures died, but for what porpoise? Look at them in the picture, they're pretending to be penguins to get their fix.
Why would a park with captive animals have a RAVE!!!!!!!! They are as much responsible as the dirty bird that did this to those animals.
It must have been a Reunion Tour of the Phish.