A group of migrants in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta is accused of pulling a baby bottlenose dolphin from the sea and beating it to death. ^[1] In early September 2026, a viral video showed men in Ceuta pulling a dolphin calf from the beach at Playa del Trampolín and allegedly bludgeoning it to death, according to the local reporting and a conservationist complaint. ^[2] Local environmental group DAUBMA has filed a complaint with Spanish law enforcement, demanding the authorities investigate the incident and identify those involved. ^[3] One of the men allegedly struck the animal in the head with a stick, leaving it mortally wounded. ^[4] The incident occurred at El Trampolin beach on Wednesday, where the dolphin was spotted swimming close to the shore before several men dragged it from the water. ^[5] Ceuta's chief prosecutor, Silvia Rojas, said to Spanish media that 23 sexual assaults have been recorded since late July 2026, including nine against children. ^[6] DAUBMA, a Spanish conservation group, presented photographs and video of the dolphin incident to the guard detachment and requested formal charges for animal cruelty against the protected species. ^[7] Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez went to Congress and declared 'absurd' the idea that the government knew and did nothing, announcing that returns happened 'within 72 hours' and that a €309 million emergency package was underway. ^[8]