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Millionaire Backers Fund Controversial Timmy Whale Rescue

4/28/2026

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Two millionaire donors are financing a rescue of the humpback whale Timmy, despite officials calling it cruel.
Timmy, stuck in Baltic mud for three weeks, is being hoisted near Poel and towed toward the North Sea Tuesday.
Rescuers will place the whale on air cushions inside a net within a steel pontoon and tow it 250 miles.
State-hired experts called the rescue pure animal cruelty, with the donors assuming responsibility.

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Two millionaire donors are financing a rescue of the humpback whale Timmy, despite officials calling it cruel.
Timmy, stuck in Baltic mud for three weeks, is being hoisted near Poel and towed toward the North Sea Tuesday.
Rescuers will place the whale on air cushions inside a net within a steel pontoon and tow it 250 miles.
State-hired experts called the rescue pure animal cruelty, with the donors assuming responsibility.