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4 Dolphins Shot to Death in Calif.
AP via SFGate ^ | 6/15/7 | NOAKI SCHWARTZ, Associated Press Writer

Posted on 06/15/2007 3:29:17 PM PDT by SmithL

Los Angeles (AP) -- Four dead dolphins have washed ashore with fatal bullet wounds and fifth with lacerations on its pectoral fin, said authorities who have offered a reward for information on the slayings.

The long-beaked common dolphins were all discovered between Carlsbad State Beach and Oceanside Harbor between May 29 and June 5. Photos showed their normally sleek gray skin mottled and stained with blood from the bullet wounds.

"It's a horrendous thing that happened," said Mark Oswell, spokesman for the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. "That someone would go out there and shoot four dolphins."

Necropsies revealed that the dolphins, which were healthy with bellies full of fish, may have been shot at the same time with the same gun. Four had between one and three bullets of the same caliber in the same part of their heads.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: California
KEYWORDS: dolphins
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1 posted on 06/15/2007 3:29:17 PM PDT by SmithL
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Sorry, Charlie.


2 posted on 06/15/2007 3:29:45 PM PDT by SmithL (si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: SmithL

FLIPPER!!


3 posted on 06/15/2007 3:29:45 PM PDT by GOP_Party_Animal
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To: SmithL

And they just got Trent Green, too.


4 posted on 06/15/2007 3:30:11 PM PDT by dfwgator (The University of Florida - Still Championship U)
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To: SmithL

Oh brother.


5 posted on 06/15/2007 3:30:50 PM PDT by Khepera (Do not remove by penalty of law!)
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To: SmithL

More dolphin on dolphin violence. Must’ve been muslim.


6 posted on 06/15/2007 3:30:50 PM PDT by gotribe ( I can find no warrant for such an appropriation in the Constitution... - Grover Cleveland.)
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To: al baby; Allegra; Auntbee; BJClinton; Dashing Dasher; dfwddr; exile; feinswinesuksass; ...
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket TaЯd ping!
7 posted on 06/15/2007 3:31:33 PM PDT by EveningStar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cjc9nV9p5M4)
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To: SmithL

“said authorities who have offered a reward for information on the slayings.”

slayings?

Bottlenose dolphins may look cute but in reality they are a predator. Piss one off and see how cute they really are.


8 posted on 06/15/2007 3:31:45 PM PDT by driftdiver
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To: SmithL
I long for the day when these animal lovers hold fetuses in the same regard as they do a dolphin.
9 posted on 06/15/2007 3:32:04 PM PDT by HEY4QDEMS (Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
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To: SmithL

“So long and thanks for all the fish.”


10 posted on 06/15/2007 3:33:06 PM PDT by dfwgator (The University of Florida - Still Championship U)
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To: HEY4QDEMS

I also long for the day when these animal lovers hold an unborn child in the same regard as they do a dolphin.


11 posted on 06/15/2007 3:33:33 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: SmithL
4 Dolphins Shot to Death in Calif.

Bucaneers sought.

12 posted on 06/15/2007 3:33:49 PM PDT by wardaddy (on supervised release)
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To: SmithL

PETA is ‘flipping’ out right now.


13 posted on 06/15/2007 3:34:08 PM PDT by sappy
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To: SmithL
I can't resist...

Somethin's fishy in gangland...
14 posted on 06/15/2007 3:34:45 PM PDT by arderkrag (Libertarian Nutcase (Political Compass Coordinates: 9.00, -2.62 - www.politicalcompass.org))
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To: SmithL

How can they even hold the guns?


15 posted on 06/15/2007 3:35:28 PM PDT by isthisnickcool (I believe that's my stapler....)
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To: SmithL

Thats sick. It won’t be long until they start pumping bullets into people if the culprit hasn’t done so already.


16 posted on 06/15/2007 3:35:55 PM PDT by BreezyDog
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To: SmithL

was it by accident or were the shot on porpoise


17 posted on 06/15/2007 3:36:03 PM PDT by al baby (Hi mom)
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To: SmithL

I didn’t do it.

After the ‘incident’ in west Sac involving my boat, harpoon and the group of hippies I’m not going ‘fishing’ again soon.

But I really wanted that whale veal.


18 posted on 06/15/2007 3:36:31 PM PDT by Dinsdale
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To: SmithL

It was obviously the Killer Whales.


19 posted on 06/15/2007 3:38:56 PM PDT by Squeako (Senators DeMint, Sessions, and Coburn have temporarily saved The Republic.)
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To: SmithL

Such nice people out there.


20 posted on 06/15/2007 3:39:08 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))
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