A left-wing environmental group is resurfacing a 2012 story about Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. transporting a part of a whale carcass throughout state traces in an effort to have him prosecuted this week.
The Middle for Organic Variety Motion Fund referenced a 2012 interview with Kennedy’s daughter, Kick Kennedy, with City and Nation Journal. Within the interview, Kick describes her father slicing the pinnacle off of a useless whale and strapping it to the roof of their automobile, earlier than driving from a seashore in Massachusetts to Mount Kisco, New York.
The middle claims the animal was protected by the Marine Mammal Safety and Endangered Species, making it unlawful to own any a part of it.
They additional declare that it was doubtless a felony violation of the 1900 Lacey Act, “which prohibits the transportation of any wildlife, useless or alive, that was diminished to possession in violation of any state, federal or worldwide regulation or legislation,” the group instructed Axios.
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A left-wing environmental group is resurfacing a 2012 story about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. transporting a part of a whale carcass throughout state traces in an effort to have him prosecuted this week. (AP Photograph/Darryl Webb)
Representatives for Kennedy didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
Kick, within the interview, recalled how when she was 6 years previous, her father heard {that a} useless whale was on the shore of Hyannis Port’s Squaw Island. She mentioned that as somebody who was considering learning animals, her father went to the positioning with a chainsaw, eliminated the pinnacle and tied it to his automotive’s roof with a bungee twine.
“Each time we accelerated on the freeway, whale juice would pour into the home windows of the automotive, and it was the rankest factor on the planet,” Kick instructed the journal, saying the incident occurred someday round 1994.
“All of us had plastic baggage over our heads with mouth holes lower out, and folks on the freeway had been giving us the finger, however that was simply regular day-to-day stuff for us,” she added.
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Unbiased presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. waves to the gang at a marketing campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Glendale, Arizona. (AP Photograph/Ross D. Franklin)
The middle didn’t instantly reply to questions from Fox Information Digital about whether or not the group has reached out to legislation enforcement. A letter from the group obtained by Axios calls on Kennedy to give up any animal stays he might have in his possession.
The group is the political motion wing of the Middle for Organic Variety, and it advertises its endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris on the touchdown web page of its web site.
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The resurfaced story comes simply days after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdrew from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed former President Donald Trump.
“The 2024 election is essential for the way forward for the surroundings. That’s why we’ve endorsed Kamala Harris for president and are working with our progressive companions to elect local weather champions up and down the ticket,” the group wrote.
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The resurfaced story comes simply days after Kennedy withdrew from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed former President Donald Trump.
