Dolphins killed Swiss Drugs, Bolsa Chica dolphin, dolphin deaths in Peru mystery--- Ravers killed dolphins by giving them drugs, Two dolphins that died last November did so because club goers gave them a powerful opioid drug a leaked toxicology report suggests. Hundreds of partiers had shown up for a weekend "rave party" in Lipperswil, Switzerland, which was near the Connyland Zoo and the dolphins' training pool; and not long after the party, two of the dolphins died.A CONTROVERSIAL rave held at a Swiss zoo went horribly wrong when party-goers fed dolphins a heroin-like substance.
Toxicology results have confirmed suspicions the dolphins, named Shadow and Chelmers, were given the drug Buprenorphine, which drowned them by suppressing their natural instinct to surface for air, the UK’s Sun reported.
The rave was held at the Connyland marine park in Lipperswil, Switzerland, last November. At first it was thought that the blaring techno music had caused their deaths.
Dutch marine biologist and dolphin expert Cornelis van Elk said opiates were extremely dangerous for underwater mammals.
“The reason is that dolphins are conscious breathers, which means they actively decide when to come to the surface to breathe,” he said.
“Drugging them with opiates causes this part of the brain to switch off, with fatal consequences.”
Connyland zookeeper Nadja Gasser said the dolphins suffered a horrific and slow death.
“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,” Gasser said.
“The death went on for over an hour. It was horrendous. I have not been able to sleep since.”
Animal rights activist said they had warned the zoo about the dangers of the event.
wo 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.
Two dolphins that died at a zoo after it hosted a rave were probably killed by a party-goer's heroin substitute, according to a leaked toxicology report.
The dolphins, called Shadow and Chelmers, died at Connyland zoo in Lipperswil, Switzerland last November, just days after the rave.
Thousands of clubbers had attended the weekend rave party after zoo bosses rented out land near the dolphins' training pool.
At first it was thought that the blaring techno music had caused their deaths by damaging the dolphins' sensitive sonar and hearing.
Then prosecutors said that they were considering negligence charges because they believed antibiotics given by zoo vets were to blame for the deaths.But another toxicology report carried out at the time, leaked to Swiss media, has revealed that the heroin substitute Buprenorphin was found in the animals' urine.
Dutch marine biologist and dolphin expert Cornelis van Elk said: "Opiates are extremely dangerous for underwater mammals and would never be used in any legitimate treatment.
"The reason is that dolphins are conscious breathers which means they actively decide when to come to the surface to breathe, for which they need to be awake.
"Even when sleeping, there is part of the brain that automatically controls the breathing instinct in the same way as it does for people when asleep.
"Drugging them with opiates could well cause this part of the brain to switch off with fatal consequences."
Connyland zookeeper Nadja Gasser said the dolphins, who died within five days of each other, suffered an horrific and slow death.
"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," Gasser told local media.
"The death went on for over an hour. It was horrendous. I have not been able to sleep since."
Connyland has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
Regular inthemix readers might remember a story from last year with a particularly bizarre (and ultimately sad) headline: Rave kills dolphin. At the time, it was that thought that the loud music from a rave, held in a Swiss marine park, had caused eight year old dolphin Shadow to die. But nearly six months on from the first reports of Shadow’s death, a leaked toxicology report has revealed that Shadow, alongside a second dolphin Chelmers, actually died after being given heroin substitute Buprenorphine.
For no discernible reason other than the fact that people can be jerks, it’s now believed that rave-goers drugged and killed the two dolphins. “The reason is that dolphins are conscious breathers, which means they actively decide when to come to the surface to breathe,” explained marine biologist Cornelis van Elk (via The Telegraph). “Drugging them with opiates causes this part of the brain to switch off, with fatal consequences.”
A zooekeeper at The Connyland marine park in Lipperswil, Switzerland described a slow and painful death for the mammals. “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,” Connyland employee Nadja Gasser said.
Toxicology results have confirmed suspicions the dolphins, named Shadow and Chelmers, were given the drug Buprenorphine, which drowned them by suppressing their natural instinct to surface for air, the UK’s Sun reported.
The rave was held at the Connyland marine park in Lipperswil, Switzerland, last November. At first it was thought that the blaring techno music had caused their deaths.
Dutch marine biologist and dolphin expert Cornelis van Elk said opiates were extremely dangerous for underwater mammals.
“The reason is that dolphins are conscious breathers, which means they actively decide when to come to the surface to breathe,” he said.
“Drugging them with opiates causes this part of the brain to switch off, with fatal consequences.”
Connyland zookeeper Nadja Gasser said the dolphins suffered a horrific and slow death.
“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,” Gasser said.
“The death went on for over an hour. It was horrendous. I have not been able to sleep since.”
Animal rights activist said they had warned the zoo about the dangers of the event.
wo 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.
Two dolphins that died at a zoo after it hosted a rave were probably killed by a party-goer's heroin substitute, according to a leaked toxicology report.
The dolphins, called Shadow and Chelmers, died at Connyland zoo in Lipperswil, Switzerland last November, just days after the rave.
Thousands of clubbers had attended the weekend rave party after zoo bosses rented out land near the dolphins' training pool.
At first it was thought that the blaring techno music had caused their deaths by damaging the dolphins' sensitive sonar and hearing.
Then prosecutors said that they were considering negligence charges because they believed antibiotics given by zoo vets were to blame for the deaths.But another toxicology report carried out at the time, leaked to Swiss media, has revealed that the heroin substitute Buprenorphin was found in the animals' urine.
Dutch marine biologist and dolphin expert Cornelis van Elk said: "Opiates are extremely dangerous for underwater mammals and would never be used in any legitimate treatment.
"The reason is that dolphins are conscious breathers which means they actively decide when to come to the surface to breathe, for which they need to be awake.
"Even when sleeping, there is part of the brain that automatically controls the breathing instinct in the same way as it does for people when asleep.
"Drugging them with opiates could well cause this part of the brain to switch off with fatal consequences."
Connyland zookeeper Nadja Gasser said the dolphins, who died within five days of each other, suffered an horrific and slow death.
"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," Gasser told local media.
"The death went on for over an hour. It was horrendous. I have not been able to sleep since."
Connyland has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
Regular inthemix readers might remember a story from last year with a particularly bizarre (and ultimately sad) headline: Rave kills dolphin. At the time, it was that thought that the loud music from a rave, held in a Swiss marine park, had caused eight year old dolphin Shadow to die. But nearly six months on from the first reports of Shadow’s death, a leaked toxicology report has revealed that Shadow, alongside a second dolphin Chelmers, actually died after being given heroin substitute Buprenorphine.
For no discernible reason other than the fact that people can be jerks, it’s now believed that rave-goers drugged and killed the two dolphins. “The reason is that dolphins are conscious breathers, which means they actively decide when to come to the surface to breathe,” explained marine biologist Cornelis van Elk (via The Telegraph). “Drugging them with opiates causes this part of the brain to switch off, with fatal consequences.”
A zooekeeper at The Connyland marine park in Lipperswil, Switzerland described a slow and painful death for the mammals. “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,” Connyland employee Nadja Gasser said.
