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However the incident was also met with mixed feelings with some beachgoers saying the euthanasia method was \u201cbarbaric\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe whale was not really big and it could\u2019ve easily been returned to the water,\u201d a Facebook post reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon says extensive efforts to return the whales to sea appears to have resulted in the adult returning to sea and authorities are cautiously optimistic that the adult whale, appearing to be healthy, will survive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe juvenile whale beached again in the vicinity of the NSRI Melkbosstrand slipway,\u201d says Lambinon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NSRI rescue swimmers, assisted by public volunteers, tried extensively to return the whale to sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After all efforts were exhausted the decision was made, by DEFF, in cooperation with the SPCA and City officials, to euthanise the whale humanely to prevent the whale enduring suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To ensure a humane outcome, marine mammals are generally given a sedative to reduce pain and stress that often results in the animal becoming unconscious. 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