An animal trainer in far eastern Russia has been caught on film hitting and kicking two beluga whales - causing a fierce backlash.
Dmitry Bachinsky, 32, who works at the Primorsky Oceanarium in Vladivostok, was caught on film lashing out at two whales, named Nil and Lear.
According to animal rights campaigners, Bachinsky was attempting to teach the animals a trick where they both kiss him at the time of the attack.
Dmitry Bachinsky, 32, a trainer at an aquarium in Vladivostok, eastern Russia, was caught on CCTV hitting a beluga whale called Nil for refusing to take part in a stunt
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