Pack Of Dogs Kill All The Birds At Indianapolis Zoo

[matcom]

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INDIANAPOLIS -- A pack of stray dogs has killed all the birds in an Australian exhibit at the Indianapolis Zoo, officials said.

The dogs on Sunday killed two black swans, three magpie geese and three emus. It is not known how the dogs got into the zoo.

"To suddenly have this living animal killed in a savage way is something pretty devastating," said zoo President Michael I. Crowther.

A zoo employee discovered the strays just after 6 a.m. as they were attacking birds in the Australian Plains exhibit. Officials think the dogs were spotted within moments of their break-in, and workers quickly called for help.

Police arrived and used shotguns to kill four dogs -- three male Labrador-chow mixes and a female terrier mix -- after efforts to corral them failed. An adult male pit bull was captured with a wire noose and a sixth dog was still on the loose.

The pit bull would probably be put to death after a quarantine of 10 days, officials said. The zoo might request a rabies test.

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[Zuni]

1. now the tables have turned

:popcorn:

[Shell Beau]

2. Sad. Sad for the birds and sad for the dogs.

I am not sure if they were looking for a meal or just visciously attacking the birds, but a lot of poor animals died.