Rocky might have died - trainer

Rocky might have died - trainer
Rocky might have died - trainer
iBase ID
274325
Name
John Braithwaite
Surname
Braithwaite
Newspaper
  • Lancashire Evening Post
Article title
Rocky might have died - trainer
Issue date
14/09/1988
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Issue date year
1988
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Illustrated
Yes
Obituary
No
Library location
  • Morecambe
Format
  • Cuttings
Occupation
Dolphin trainer
Details
An attempt to free "star performer" Rocky the Dolphin from Morecambe's Marineland could have ended in his death, Lancaster Crown Court heard. Trainer John Braithwaite stated that if a net had been used to trap the 24-year-old dolphin, it may have proved fatal. Four men, all alleged to be active members of the Animal Liberation Front, are accused of trying to free the dolphin into the waters of Morecambe Bay in September last year.