Reward in duck massacre grows to $14K

[Kadie]

I sure hope they catch this guy.


Reward in duck massacre grows to $14K
Maria Alicia Gaura, Chronicle Staff Writer

Friday, August 19, 2005


(08-19) 09:15 PDT Campbell (SF Chronicle) -- The reward fund aimed at revealing the identity of a man who deliberately killed 10 pet ducks at the Delta Queen Car Wash in Campbell has ballooned to more than $14,000, with new donations coming in by mail daily.

“People were handing us cash,” said Kathy Van Dongen, cashier manager at the riverboat-themed carwash. “But now it’s mostly mailed in.”

The birds were killed early on the morning of Aug. 5 by a man in a red Acura sedan who was caught by a security camera deliberately driving back and forth over the creatures, most of them babies from a newly hatched batch of 17 ducklings. At one point in the disturbing attack, the killer got out of his car to manhandle the ducklings with his bare hands.

Carwash customer Michael Knutson of San Jose said he was planning to add to the fund after learning of the killings on Thursday.

“My wife and I come here to get our cars washed and watch the ducklings out there training with their parents,” Knutson said, gesturing to the carwash’s lagoon. “What kind of horrible person would do that to baby ducks?”

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[CottonBear]

1. My god! What a sick mo fo. I hope he burns in hell.

That is so awful. :cry:

I used to have two pet ducks. Their names were Ping and Pong. They were those white ducks with orange beaks and feet. They were not very smart but were fairly friendly and they were fun to watch paddling about their pond or hanging around the yard.

[CottonBear]

2. dupe / delete n/t

[SteppingRazor]

3. Whoa!

Somebody needs some therapy, yeah?

[Double T]

4. Only an individual that has NO SOUL could commit such a heinous act....

and unfortunately there are too many people with that affliction.