People On Texas Beach Tried To 'Ride' Stranded Dolphin That Later Died

[SunSeeker]

Federal officials in Texas are investigating beachgoers’ harassment of a stranded female dolphin that later died.

According to witnesses, some individuals on Quintana Beach on the Gulf of Mexico some 6 miles east of Freeport dragged the bottlenose dolphin back into the water last Sunday, then “attempted to swim with and ride the sick animal,” the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network said in a statement on Facebook.

All pertinent information about the dolphin has been forwarded to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which investigates cases of harassment. Violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act is punishable by up to a year in prison and as much as $11,000 in fines.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-beach-harassed-dolphin-death_n_625a39eae4b0723f80190e9b

If you see a stranded dolphin, or any beached marine mammal, call 1-800-9MAMMAL. Don't try to push the AIR BREATHING sick mammal back in the water, or try to ride it for Instagram posts.

[GoldandSilver]

1. Dum sumbitches

Sometimes I wish I had a weapon that could zap dum sumbitches into non existence….

[FloridaBlues]

2. Who would even think about doing that?

[SunSeeker]

3. People with no empathy for other living creatures.

In other words, Trump voters.