Time for RFK Jr. to cut off the head of a whale

To add to Robert Kennedy Jr.’s list of animals, dead or alive, that have done strange things or done strange things to him: a whale. Or more accurately a whale carcass washed up on the beach in Hyannis Harbor, Massachusetts, where his family was staying. Gigg, the independent presidential candidate’s daughter, said in 2012 that the story is resurfacing these days and raising questions about whether the former environmental lawyer broke not one, not two, but three federal laws.

According to Kick, Kennedy did nothing when he saw the whale. He grabbed a power saw and cut off the cetacean’s head, which he attached to the roof of the family van and drove to his home in Mount Kisco, New York, a five-hour drive. “It’s the most nauseating thing on the planet,” Gigg told the magazine in 2012. City & District About this story that took place in the mid-1990s.

The article described Kennedy as interested in studying animal skulls and skeletons. The same man took a Bear Bear Killed on the side of the road before being abandoned in the heart of Central Park. He also lived Emu It is customary to beat the wife. And he ate part of his brain Worm.

The Biodiversity Action Funding Center, which supports Kamala Harris, reported A history of whaling at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In a letter, the group asserts Kennedy may have violated three laws: the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and the Lacey Act of 1900, which prohibits the transport of illegally harvested wildlife, dead or alive, across state lines.

“There are good reasons why it is illegal for anyone to collect or possess the parts of endangered species,” writes the director of policy for the Environment Group at NOAA. “Most importantly, vital research opportunities are lost when individuals interfere with the work of scientists by disposing of the carcasses of wild animals. This is especially true for marine mammals, which are one of the most difficult wildlife species in the world to study. »

RFK Jr. has yet to comment on the story, which resurfaced the same week Donald Trump named him and Tulsi Gabbard honorary co-chairs of his transition team. “I’ve been asked to be part of the transition team to help select people to lead the government, and I look forward to doing that,” Kennedy said. Interview Awarded to Tucker Carlson.

All of this is obviously very reassuring. Remember that Kennedy suspended his presidential campaign in key states for the 2024 presidential election and threw his support behind Trump. Because he came in a bit late, his name will remain on the ballot in some states, including Wisconsin and Michigan.

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