Dave Bautista Places $20,000 Bounty on Individuals Who Defaced Manatee
On 1/15/21 at 10:28 AM EST
The world was shocked this week when a manatee was discovered that appeared to have the word Trump carved into its body and no one is more disgusted than Dave Bautista, who has placed a $20,000 bounty on whoever is responsible.
The former WWE wrestler took to Twitter to issue the reward, telling his followers that he will donate a large sum to finding the culprit.
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Guardians of the Galaxy condemned what he called the low life scummy MAGATs who may be responsible for the cruel act.
A former WWE wrestler said he is offering a $20,000 reward to find the suspects who defaced a Florida manatee by scrawling “Trump” onto its back. Dave.
The defaced manatee was found Sunday in the Homosassa River north of Tampa, the Citrus County Chronicle reported. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the incident.
According to the Center for Biological Diversity, the perpetrators apparently scratched the word “Trump” into algae on the creature’s back.
“Manatees aren’t billboards, and people shouldn’t be messing with these sensitive and imperiled animals for any reason,” said Jaclyn Lopez, the Florida director at the center. “However this political graffiti was put on this manatee, it’s a crime to interfere with these creatures, which are protected under multiple federal laws.”
Posted By Colin Wolf on Fri, Jan 15, 2021 at 9:58 AM click to enlarge Dave Bautista, a former WWE wrestler and
Guardians of the Galaxy cast member, has offered a $20,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of whoever wrote “TRUMP” on the back of a Florida manatee. The Tampa resident took to Twitter this week to declare the reward, and he promised bonuses for helping catch the “MAGATs.” If there s not already a reward for the arrest and conviction of the low life scummy MAGATs that did this I ll throw in $20,000, tweeted Bautista, who is a registered Democrat. And I promise there will be bonuses to that reward!
Florida: TRUMP written on the skin of a manatee.
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TRUMP lettering on manatee s back. Authorities in Florida are searching for an unknown person who carved the surname of the outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump into the skin of a manatee. The person responsible faces a fine of about $50,000, investigator Craig Cavanna said, according to the local newspaper, the Citrus County Chronicle.
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The marine mammal was spotted Sunday in the Homosassa River in Florida. However, the animal was not seriously injured, according to initial reports: The letters were likely scratched on algae that had grown on the marine mammal s skin. Fortunately, the skin does not appear to have been deeply damaged, said an official with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the agency investigating the incident.