FILE -In this July 10, 2019, file photo, Dave Bautista attends the LA Premiere of "Stuber" at the Regal LA Live on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. A Florida animal shelter sent out a desperate plea after someone had abandoned two pit bull dogs. But volunteers never expected the post would catch the attention of actor Bautista. The 6-year-old pit bulls, Maggie and Ollie, were handed over to the county after their owner had a baby. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File) (Willy Sanjuan, 2019 Invision)
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – Former WWE champion and star of “Guardians of the Galaxy” Dave Bautista is offering a $20,000 reward leading to the arrest of the person responsible for scratching “Trump” onto the skin of a manatee in the Homosassa River in Citrus County.
Bautista is not the only one offering a reward.
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The Center for Biological Diversity is already offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
Save the Manatee Club aquatic biologist Patrick Rose said whoever is responsible is probably familiar with manatees.
The biologist said there is a good chance the person responsible used their hand to scrape plants that grow on manatees.
“The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is investigating the harassment of a manatee...reported to federal authorities over the weekend discovered w/ words "Trump" scraped in its back ...discovered in Blue Hole on the Homosassa River” (via @CitrusChronicle ) - Insurrectioning wildlife? pic.twitter.com/PvzI3pZ5Xn
