If you clicked on this story, first of all, I’m sorry.A man was arrested in Kennewick, Washington for allegedly trying to have sex with a dying beaver on Labour Day.Richard Delp, 35, was charged with animal cruelty and possession of methamphetamine, according to multiple news reports.
In a Facebook post, a woman named Whitney Nycole said she found the beaver after it had been run over. She asked for help saving it.
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“I flipped him over so he would walk but his leg is broken. I got him on to a towel that i had in my car and dragged him on it til i got him closer to the pond and out of the way of traffic. Poor guy,” she wrote at around 6 PM local time.
The beaver in question, before the alleged assault. Photo via Facebook user Whitney Nycole
She later posted an update on the beaver’s status. “Hes deceased. I caught a… man having sex with the beaver. Im traumatized!!”According to Newsweek, Nycole went home to get a box to transport the beaver with—but when she came back she saw a man on the ground next to him with his pants unzipped.
Kennewick Police Department told Newsweek they responded to a “report of a transient male having sexual contact with a wild animal” in Columbia Park on Labour Day.Delp is reportedly in jail.Again, I’m so, so sorry.Follow Manisha Krishnan on Twitter.
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