A man accused of jumping into the water and attacking a brown pelican in Florida was arrested on animal cruelty charges, police said.
Hunter Hardesty attacks a pelican in Key West, Florida.In the viral clip, which has been viewed more than 130,000 times, Hardesty can be seen laughing as he holds the brown pelican before a woman warned him to get out of the water or she will call the police.He wrote back in the comments,"Next time ima eat him for dinner !! Wonder what they taste like."Maryland State Police
Florida and Maryland authorities said they received several calls this week from"concerned citizens" who reported that Hardesty was"bragging" about"tackling a pelican." "I shared the anger of those who contacted me regarding this video," Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay said Monday."This type of behavior — the abuse of animals — will not be tolerated on my watch."Farnoush Amiri writes for NBC News.
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