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Archae

(46,328 posts)
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 08:31 AM Nov 2012

Dolphins Found Shot, Mutilated in Gulf of Mexico

Someone needs to be thrown in jail for a maximum sentence.

Authorities are investigating a string of attacks on dolphins along the Gulf Coast after some of the marine mammals were found with gunshot wounds and mutilations.

"We responded to one dolphin from Alabama that had its tail cut off," said Dr. Moby Solangi, of the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies. "We responded to a dolphin this morning from Ship Island that had its lower jaw cut off. In the last week we had a dolphin with a bullet hole in it."

In response, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has asked officials to be on alert for any attacks in the waters off of Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/dolphins-found-shot-mutilated-gulf-mexico/story?id=17754229&fb_ref=abc-fb-recs

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Dolphins Found Shot, Mutilated in Gulf of Mexico (Original Post) Archae Nov 2012 OP
This world contains many sick pups. lonestarnot Nov 2012 #1
Dolphins are highly sentient animals as well. LAGC Nov 2012 #2
Those who are cruel to animals all too often go on to serial killing. Archae Nov 2012 #3

LAGC

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2. Dolphins are highly sentient animals as well.
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 08:35 AM
Nov 2012

Anyone who could cause such harm to such creatures couldn't be far removed from causing such harm to humans as well.

Archae

(46,328 posts)
3. Those who are cruel to animals all too often go on to serial killing.
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 08:38 AM
Nov 2012

That's why it infuriates me when I read about these guys who make "stomp" videos, (an attractive scantily clad girl kills small animals by stomping on them, including kittens and puppies,) when I hear them whining about their "1rst Amendment rights."

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