"The animal's flesh had been completely removed with clean cuts from a sharp instrument," The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said.

The butchered remains of a dolphin washed ashore on a New Jersey beach last week — prompting a federal investigation over the sickening act. The remains of a common dolphin were found on the beach in Allenhurst, just north of Asbury Park, last Wednesday, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center