A baby dolphin died for an Instagram photo

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Dear friends, A baby dolphin died for an Instagram photo. Tourists in San Bernardo, Argentina, dragged the baby dolphin out of the ocean after he swam close to shore. A video shows a crowd taking pictures and touching the animal, who lay in just a few inches of water. Now, the baby dolphin is dead. "They let him die," news source La Capital quoted a witness saying. "He was young and came to the shore. They could have returned him to the water — in fact, he was breathing. But everyone started taking photos and touching him." This isn't the first time tourists have killed wildlife in the area, either. Last February, tourists on a beach in Santa Teresita killed an endangered baby dolphin after pulling it out of the water. Tourists passed the dolphin around for photos until it died of dehydration. Care2 petition author Paige D. argues that animals in Argentina are particularly vulnerable to abuse because the country does not support the Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare, an inter-governmental agreement to reduce animal suffering and promote animal welfare standards. In fact, World Animal Protection, an animal welfare charity, gives the country an overall D rating in the protection of animals. Please sign Paige's Care2 petition asking Argentina to strengthen animal welfare laws. Thank you,   Julie M. The Care2 Petitions Team