oh, my cousins...
riddle me this...
What's the difference between...

the late Terry Schiavo...

and a stranded dolphin..?
I strongly doubt that this dolphin's mate would allow it's feeding tube to be ripped out, and I'm sure the Supreme Court of The United States of Amerika would, no doubt, rule in favor of keeping the dolphin alive, not matter what.
After all, dolphins are cute, cuddly little creatures, aren't they? And humans..? Well, the value of a human life seems to be weighed, not upon its unique and precious worth, but on whether or not that life is worth sustaining where there's no obvious return.
Maybe Terry should have changed her name to Flipper...

pearls before swine...