Public outrage in Ceuta after video shows migrants beating dolphin

A video circulating online shows a group of men and boys at El Trampolin beach in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta pulling a baby bottlenose dolphin from the water and striking it with a stick. Reports indicate the marine mammal died following the incident, which occurred during a celebration by the group. The footage shows some onlookers cheering, while other local residents attempted to intervene to stop the abuse. Nadia Garcia Gomez, a local resident, has launched a petition calling for the prosecution of those involved, describing the act as "extreme and unjustifiable cruelty" and noting that dolphins are a protected species under Spanish and European law. Ceuta has been experiencing a significant influx of migrants from neighboring Morocco, with over 70,000 people storming the enclave's borders in July. While many returned, thousands remain, fueling local tensions. Residents have increasingly called for deportations and stricter government action, with reports last week of locals tearing down migrant tents and shelters on the beach.