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updated 3/6/08

Below are links to press account of shameful criminal acts against birds/bird owners. Many of these are horrific and disgusting!
Anyone with information regarding these crimes is urged to contact the local police department where these crimes occurred.

3/6/08 PGA Tour player Tripp Isenhour faces criminal charges for killing hawk in tree with shot
http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/news?slug=ap-golfer-birdkilled&prov=ap&type=lgns

2/16/08 Parks Worker Is Charged With Trying to Kill Birds
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/16/nyregion/16parks.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin

1/16/08 Massacre of native rare birds
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4357556a7693.html

1/9/08 He's a very stolen parrot
http://parramatta.yourguide.com.au/news/local/general/hes-a-very-stolen-parrot/1158699.html

1/5/08 Poisoning Migratory Birds Costs Colorado Man $60,000
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jan2008/2008-01-04-094.asp

12/29/07 Poisoning by gamekeepers blamed for loss of rare birds of prey
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article3101294.ece

2/26/07 Killer of Barrington birds still at-large
http://www.projo.com/ri/barrington/content/EB_BARR_BIRDS_12-26-07_1J89307_v8.22b1a16.html

12/14/07 Slaughter of the birds
http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view_article.php?article_id=106542

12/12/07 Claim and denial as a glorious giant of the skies vanishes from sight
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1935972007

11/13/07 Parrot smuggler fined $20,000
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4267667a12855.html

11/1/07 Report for CPS after rare birds allegedly shot on royal estate
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2202743,00.html

10/17/07 Parrot chirping "hello" wakens Texas man who shoots burglar
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g2G1Imt4rB3lxf9npnM4QukdKqCw

10/4/07 Caged birds shot by youths
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4225638a6003.html

9/7/07 Live cockatiel bagged as trash
http://news.mainetoday.com/updates/015500.html

9/6/07 Suspected Parrot Thief Convicted in Theft of Bulldogs!
http://www.bigbulldogs.com/conviction.htm

8/27/07 Wanted: One barking parrot
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=4185372&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

8/18/07 Massive explosion leaves thousands of birds dead
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4168476a7693.html#Scene_1

8/16/07 Thief makes off with SoCal pet shop's prized parrot
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_6640085?nclick_check=1

8/15/07 At least 45 parrots stolen from LI pet store
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=5568127

8/13/07 Death of this master of the skies is a national scandal
http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1280262007

8/8/07 Caged birds left to die
http://www.krqe.com/Global/story.asp?S=6900568

7/24/07 Fish farmer sentenced for killing herons, ospreys and bald eagle
http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=1013197

7/4/07 Harrods chief 'devastated' by poisoning of rare birds
http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1045752007

6/19/07 Man pleads guilty in killing of migratory birds
http://www.in-forum.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D8PRTSS03&forumcomm_check_return

6/11/07 Poachers Fill Porta-Potty With Dead Birds
http://www.ktvb.com/news/agriculture/ktvbn-jun1007-portapotty.356f0e6e.html

6/9//07 Oregon Pigeon Hobbyists Charged for Killing Birds of Prey
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/june082007/bird_deaths_6807.php

6/7/07 Prize Pigeons Among 38 Birds Killed In Blaze
http://www.firefightingnews.com/article-UK.cfm?articleID=32161

5/30/07 Reward offered for return of rare birds
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=270257

5/19/07 Police seeking info about possible bird hanging
http://bulletin.gmnews.com/news/2007/0517/Front_Page/012.html

5/19/07 Baby parrot survives leg hacked off
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18357184&BRD=1713&PAG=461&dept_id=24491&rfi=6

5/14/07 3 held for killing birds in marshland
http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/14/stories/2007051405640100.htm

5/5/07 Birds shot with crossbow
http://www.meltonmowbraytoday.co.uk/news?articleid=2855947

5/4/07 Gardaí swoop on thieves after parrot cries for help
http://www.irishexaminer.com/irishexaminer/pages/story.aspx-qqqg=ireland-qqqm=ireland-qqqa=ireland-qqqid=31954-qqqx=1.asp

5/4/07 Sixth-grader admits stabbing ducks with pencil
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/04/ducks.stabbed.ap/index.html

5/1/07 Orchard charged over parrot deaths
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/orchard-charged-over-parrot-deaths/2007/04/30/1177788057111.html

4/27/07 Two companies charged over parrot deaths
http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Two-companies-charged-over-parrot-deaths/2007/04/26/1177459873924.html

4/26/07 SICK OF A PARROT
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_headline=sick-of-a-parrot--&method=full&objectid=18958217&siteid=66633-name_page.html

4/26/07 Protected birds killed http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=3037995&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

4/25/07 Thieves break into Lausanne's public aviary - again
http://www.24heures.ch/pages/home/24_heures/english_corner/news/news_detail/(contenu)/61337

4/18/07 Thief squawks off with Hong Kong parrot
http://www.arabtimesonline.com/arabtimes/breakingnews/view.asp?msgID=13650

4/18/07 Exotic Birds, Supplies Stolen From Pet Store
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/12408558/detail.html

4/12/07 Protected birds found shot as season opens
http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=49254

4/9/07 Birds decapitated by gang of youths on killing spree
http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/display.var.1315803.0.birds_decapitated_by_gang_of_youths_on_killing_spree.php

4/5/07 Pet birds tortured to death
http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200berkshireheadlines/tm_headline=pet-birds-tortured-to-death&method
=full&objectid=18864994&siteid=50102-name_page.html

4/4/07 Birds Stolen from Pet Store
http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=6327738

4/1/07 Smuggled rare birds killed at TIA: Report
http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2007/mar/mar31/news04.php

3/29/07 Witness: Hatchery head had 'Hanging Tree' for birds
http://blog.masslive.com/breakingnews/2007/03/witness_hatchery_head_had_hang.html

3/2/07 Exotic birds snatched from two area stores
http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/201281

2/17/07 RI beagle club, former president admit poisoning birds
http://www.abc6.com/onset?id=24501&template=article.html

2/8/07 Jetskiers 'trying to hurt birds' in Waimea Inlet
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/nelsonmail/3955215a6510.html

2/7/07 Man who beat car with pigeon while naked gets 1 year in prison
http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=118912&ran=105759

2/2/07 Man gets 16 months for purloined parrot
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=433ccb91-d081-47b4-a24d-44abe87dac62&k=26834

1/30/07 Migrating birds being shot by Maltese hunters
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/01/30/wmalta30.xml

1/24/07 Model's thieving mum as drunk as a parrot
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21113364-2,00.html

1/23/07 Parrot Stolen From Local Bird Shop Recovered
Police Say The Thieves Tried Selling "Trouble"
http://cbs13.com/local/local_story_023194722.html

1/18/07 Bird thief likely has a nasty parrot on his hands
http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070118/NEWS/701180430/1001

1/16/07 Parrot theft caught on surveillance video
http://www.nbc-2.com/articles/readarticle.asp?articleid=10615&z=3&p=

1/13/07 Italy's rare birds fall to hunters
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/19917.htm

12/5/06 Eleven men arrested for trading in protected birds
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailheadlines.asp?fileid=20061205.A08&irec=7

11/28/06 Pet Parrot Stolen In Thanksgiving Day Burglary
Recovering From Cancer Scare, Couple Devastated By Heist
http://www.nbc5.com/family/10412076/detail.html

11/3/06 Birds found massacred (this is DISGUSTING!)
http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=10724

10/30/06 Nursery owners hope for stolen birds' return http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/states/florida/counties/miami-dade/cities_neighborhoods/west_kendall/15871181.htm

10/20/06 Parrot at Center of a Local Drug Deal
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=67327

10/10/06 Thieves steal, kill animals in U-District pet store
http://www.komotv.com/stories/45866.htm

8/7/06 Great Falls man faces charges in burglaries, death of parrot
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060806/
NEWS01/608060309/1002

8/1/06 Dead birds, arrests, trash left in Water Follies' wake
(If this was not illegal it SHOULD BE SO!)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/tch/local/story/8028589p-7921799c.html

7/26/06 Woman feels heat after pet parrot pegs out http://motoring.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3355629&fSectionId=928&fSetId=381

5/14/06 Two men arrested for allegedly killing birds
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/05/13/two_men_arrested_for_allegedly_killing_birds/

4/25/06 Birds Missing From Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
http://cbs4denver.com/pets/local_story_114085044.html

4/23/06 Police searching for stolen parrot
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060420/
NEWS01/604200333/1002/NEWS

3/6/06 Bird Killings Feared To Be Satanic Ritual
http://www.nbc10.com/news/7537670/detail.html

1/16/06 Parrot Attacks, Helps ID Burglary Suspect
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/16/
AR2006011600453.html

1/9/06 Parrot's theft leaves worry amid the silence
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/01/09/Northpinellastimes/Parrot_s_theft_leaves.shtml

11/9/05 $350 reward offered for stolen baby parrot
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05313/602959.stm

11/7/05 "Witness" parrot stolen in raid
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/berkshire/4416140.stm

11/7/05 Woman accused of unorthodox theft of rare parrot http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051107/NEWS01/51107005/1075

7/18/05 Man jailed for ripping parrot's head off
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/07/18/
uparrot.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/07/18/ixportaltop.html

6/17/05 Pet Shop animals found in Abilene, Stamford houses
http://www.reporter-news.com/abil/nw_local/article/0,1874,ABIL_7959_3862231,00.html

5/3/05 Thief steals prized parrot
http://rdu.news14.com/content/headlines/?ArID=68486&SecID=2
5/12/05 happy ending to this one! Parrot returns home!
http://rdu.news14.com/content/headlines/?ArID=69047&SecID=2

4/30/05 Parrot stolen from Saugus pet shop
http://www.thedailyitemoflynn.com/news/view.bg?articleid=8960

4/30/05 Prized parrot turns up missing
http://sun.yumasun.com/artman/publish/articles/story_16133.php

4/5/05 Migrating birds victims of illegal hunting once more - BirdLife Malta
http://www.di-ve.com/dive/portal/portal.jhtml?id=178433

2/28/05 Purloined parrot probe leads to pot charge
http://www.wstm.com/Global/story.asp?S=3008552

2/24/05 Firefighter charged in parrot death demoted
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Local/
03AreaEAST04022405.htm

 2/22/05 More slaughtered eagles found
Tail feathers, talons taken from a total of 40 birds in B.C.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/213084_eagles22.html

2/14/05 Hunters bag more than 1,000 crows in controversial contest http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny-- crowhunt0214feb14,0,6713667.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork http://www.savethecrows.org/ http://www.cccrowsunlimited.com/index.html web site of the organizers of this barbaric event

2/8/05 A swan, duck are shot at Lake Morton; two FSC students are arrested
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050208/NEWS/502080338/1004

2/7/05 Authorities Recover Six Exotic Birds Stolen From Newport Aquarium
http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=2912214

2/7/05 Man Bites Off Parrot's Head
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0207051parrot1.html

 

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