A video of a man who pulled a shark out of the water for photos has angered Facebook users. Picture: Facebook
SHOCKING footage has emerged of a man dragging a shark from the sea so that he could pose for photos with it.
In the video, which was taken by WPTV news anchor Ashleigh Walters and uploaded to Facebook, a beachgoer pulls the shark from the ocean and drags it onto the sand by its tail.
The shark can be seen desperately trying to make its way back to the water but the man wrestles with it, holding it down while several onlookers laugh and gather to take photos.
“Shark capture, release on Palm Beach,” Walters captioned the video. “Shark was put farther into water after end of video. It did not resurface for several minutes.”
The shark is forced to remain on the sand for more than a minute until another beachgoer releases it back into the water.
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The sickening video, which was taken on Palm Beach in Florida, has been viewed more than 370,000 times and has garnered hundreds of comments from disgusted Facebook users.
“It’s cruelty and the fact that ppl don’t respect sharks is shown everyday. Someday when the sharks are gone and we live on a horrible planet I want you to remember that cool pic,” one user wrote.
Another commented: “Respect animals and hopefully they wont turn against you. I wish this shark got a chance to give this guy a scare. What an idiot!”
And another: “How would he like to be gasping for air as people take pictures ... Douche.”
The individual who captured the shark, Facebook user John Camp, has since responded to the outraged posts.
“I do not regret my legal and ethical catch and release. What’s truly sad is so many human beings that wish harm on me based on a video clip which is intended to promote these reactions from its readers,” Mr Camp wrote, alongside a photo of himself taken with the shark.
Mr Camp says he has no regrets over his “legal and ethical catch and release” with the shark. Picture: Facebook/John CampSource:Supplied
It comes just days after a video surfaced of a rare baby dolphin being passed around between tourists in Argentina. The Franciscana dolphin eventually died from overheating after holiday-makers were done taking selfies with it.
The incident sparked global outrage and led to the Argentinian Wildlife Foundation issuing a public reminder about the “vulnerable” species, of which there are only 30,000 left in the world.
A young dolphin has died after beachgoers took it from the sea to pose for photos with it.
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