{"success":true,"data":{"id":"cecd45cd-d08e-4b70-83ef-9d274e85c495","title":"Caught on camera: Man appears to kick helpless sea lion as feds swoop in","summary":"Light Dark Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in Caught on camera: Man appears to kick helpless sea lion as feds swoop in Paul FarrellMonday 27 July 2026 12:19 BST Copy link ...","content":"Light Dark\n\n### Thank you for registering\n\nPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in\n\n# Caught on camera: Man appears to kick helpless sea lion as feds swoop in\n\n[Paul Farrell](https://www.independent.co.uk/author/paul-farrell)Monday 27 July 2026 12:19 BST\n\n*   Copy link  \n\n## Bookmark popover\n\nRemoved from bookmarks\n\nClose popover\n\nPowered By\n\n10 Sec\n\n267\n\n0\n\nViral video of man kicking sea lion down beach sparks wildlife authority probe\n\nNext video in\n\nNext\n\nKEEP WATCHING\n\n*   Federal wildlife officials have launched an investigation after a viral video appeared to show a man repeatedly kicking a protected sea lion at California's La Jolla Cove.\n*   The footage shows the sea lion trying to escape while the man appears to chase it, kicking at the animal as another person can be heard laughing in the background.\n*   The suspect has not been publicly identified, but NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement confirmed it is investigating the incident and says it cannot comment further while the case is ongoing.\n*   California sea lions are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which prohibits harassing the animals and requires people to keep a safe distance.\n*   San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria condemned the footage as a \"disgusting act of animal cruelty\" and directed local authorities to review the video as outrage spread online.\n\nIn full\n\nMore bulletins","source_name":"The Independent","source_url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/sea-lion-kicking-suspect-la-jolla-b3022210.html","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/sea-lion-kicking-suspect-la-jolla-b3022210.html","author":"Paul Farrell","author_name":"Paul Farrell","published_at":"2026-07-27T11:19:08.000Z","publication_date":"2026-07-27T11:19:08.000Z","image_url":"https://sync.intentiq.com/profiles_engine/ProfilesEngineServlet?at=20&mi=10&secure=1&dpi=1995923215&iiqidtype=2&iiqpcid=e19810ea-25bb-7abc-50ed-c805c8af1aaf&iiqpciddate=1785151477290&tsrnd=333_1785151477356&jsver=6.253&testPercentage=95&testGroup=A&uh=%7B%220%22%3A%22%5C%22Not%3BA%3DBrand%5C%22%3Bv%3D%5C%228%5C%22%2C%20%5C%22Chromium%5C%22%3Bv%3D%5C%22150%5C%22%2C%20%5C%22Google%20Chrome%5C%22%3Bv%3D%5C%22150%5C%22%22%2C%221%22%3A%22%3F0%22%2C%222%22%3A%22%5C%22Linux%5C%22%22%2C%223%22%3A%22%5C%22x86%5C%22%22%2C%224%22%3A%22%5C%2264%5C%22%22%2C%227%22%3A%22%3F0%22%2C%228%22%3A%22%5C%22Not%3BA%3DBrand%5C%22%3Bv%3D%5C%228.0.0.0%5C%22%2C%20%5C%22Chromium%5C%22%3Bv%3D%5C%22150.0.7871.114%5C%22%2C%20%5C%22Google%20Chrome%5C%22%3Bv%3D%5C%22150.0.7871.114%5C%22%22%7D&vrref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.co.uk&gdpr_consent=undefined&gpp=DBAA&gpc=undefined&gdpr=0","category":"world","topic":"world","tags":[],"political_bias":null,"bias_score":null,"confidence_score":null,"credibility_score":null,"factual_quality":null,"reading_time":2,"word_count":237,"view_count":0,"breaking":false,"breaking_news":false,"ai_analysis":null,"fact_check_status":"unverified","archive_status":"hot","language":null}}