Dolphins wash ashore,found shot

Despicable and sad news. Four dolphins shot to death in california
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/06/15/national/a150140D33.DTL

It's very sad that a few of a common species are killed and it makes international news, but 100 abalone that are endangered can be taken illegally for profit and nobody hears about it, while the perpetrators face a more lenient fine.  Dolphins and otters are the Paris Hiltons and Lindsay Lohans of the animal world...

Umm dude snails aren't cute... 

Yeah- dolphins and otters are better looking mammals capable of a higher level of thinking than a dumb mollusk.  There is a reason people don't care as much about abalone.

They're just holding out for 'dolpin in paris' to hit youtube.