Babydolfijn washed up in the US with plastic bags and balloon in his stomach

Animals Vets found in the stomach of a babydolfijn, which came ashore on Fort Myers Beach in the Us state of Florida, “a large amount of plastic”. Because the young animal is very weakened and very much in pain, decided the physicians to the dolphin on the spot to euthanize. Reports that the American newspaper, the Tampa Bay Times today.

When veterinarians stranded babydolfijn investigated, they found several plastic bags and a balloon in the stomach of the animal. “The condition of the young dolphin was very critical and deteriorated dramatically”, says the medical team of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation to the newspaper. In the end it was euthanasia, according to the doctors, the only way to get the dolphin out of its misery.

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“This finding clearly shows that the use of plastic should reduce. If a large amount of plastic in the stomach of such an animal arrives, it can be fatal,” says the American organization. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation shared on social media a photo of the mess during the autopsy in the stomach of the animal was found.

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