Famous dolphin trainer found dead in Spain

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution

Famous dolphin trainer found dead in Spain
 5:29 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 2015

ATLANTA — Spanish dolphin trainer Jose Luis Barbero was found dead inside his vehicle in the public parking lot of the Palma de Mallorca airport. Authorities say the case is being treated as a suicide.

Barbero disappeared earlier this week, just two days before another troubling video showed up online.

Animal activists say the most recent video shows Barbero, a dolphin trainer, using aggressive training techniques at a theme park in Spain. Barbero was set to become a senior vice president at the Georgia Aquarium in downtown Atlanta.

Barbero was last seen leaving his home in Spain on Tuesday.

WSBTV first broke this story last month, with the original video that animal activists claim shows Barbero hitting and kicking dolphins.


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[hopemountain]

1. there are people whom others see as heroes or

as special, etc.
yet, when they think no one is looking they are cruel, sadistic and abusive. there should be cameras wherever "professionals" who interact with animals, children, and vulnerable members of the population - so their heinous acts can be filmed and they can be stopped.

[840high]

3. I saw the video and he was kicking

the animal.

[hopemountain]

4. i cannot put into words what you giving me a visual

of this horrid man's actions causes in my mind,heart, body. dolphins are my relatives.

[840high]

5. When I saw it I wanted

to destroy this man.

[hopemountain]

6. it has been done for you and the dolphins nt

[Orrex]

2. The porpoise driven life.

[silvershadow]

8. Let's not be flippant.

[Orrex]

12. This wasn't the first time he'd been caught abusing dolphins

But the last time the police simply issued him a cetation.

[silvershadow]

14. Wow. This is like Orca Whales' classic cult movie War of the Whorls.

[wordpix]

7. free all dolphins, whales and other wildlife-for-show immediately

the guy gave himself what he deserved

[olddad56]

9. at least he didn't die in a tuna net.

[Orrex]

11. Then his suicide would have seemed fishy.

[C Moon]

10. If he was harming dolphins, I'm so happy for the dolphins!! :)

[Kaleva]

13. Police report that Flipper is a dolphin of interest.