Exploding Whale Carcass

Susan Swift July 4, 2016

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A humpback whale carcass washed ashore about 8 p.m. Thursday evening on a popular beach in Southern California. The question, of course, was what to do with the 45-foot long, 22-ton mass of flesh and blubber in advance of the Fourth of July weekend. Transport it to a landfill, bury it on the beach, haul it out to sea, or blow it up?

Thanks to the town of Florence, Oregon, folks know what NOT to do. Back in the day (around 1970), dynamite was used to expedite carcass clean up. Color video of the newscast chronicling the exploding whale captured the messy results:

Learning from Oregon’s mistake, Los Angeles County officials opted to tow the humpback whale carcass named “Wally” back to sea where Mother Nature will take care of the clean up.

California PolitiChick Susan Swift is a lawyer, author, wife and one conservative mother of seven children. She is currently the Director of Outreach and Engagement at the Right to Life League, American's first pro-life organization. Susan is addicted to the politics of today and always looking out for her little ones' futures. Susan is tough as nails...proud Texan, loves Guns, Freedom, and her right to use Free Speech how she sees fit. And, as a former actress in Hollywood, she always has an opinion about the politics running that town. For more on Susan visit her website at www.RealSusanSwift.com. Follow on social media @RealSusanSwift