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| He's Pining for the Fiords |
| 2010-02-03 |
| MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) A New Jersey man accused of shooting and killing his African gray parrot with a BB gun because its screeching annoyed him while he was watching a NASCAR race on TV has been indicted on an animal cruelty charge. He's not dead. He's pining for the fiords. Dennis Zeglin, 67, of Randolph was indicted Tuesday by a Morris County grand jury. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $15,000 fine. He's singing in the invisable choir. Zeglin allegedly shot the parrot, named "Mikey," three times on June 7. His wife called police when she saw that the bird had been killed. Shoulda nailed him to the perch. Maybe the wife wouldn't notice. Zeglin's attorney, Stephen Fletcher, said his client was intoxicated at the time and afterward received treatment for alcoholism. He said Zeglin regrets the incident and hopes to be accepted into a pretrial intervention program. Guns and alcohol don't mix. |
| Posted by:Deacon Blues |
| #5 "Guns and alcohol don't mix." More like birds and alcohol don't mix, Deacon. ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-02-03 23:13 |
| #4 bird was probably rooting for Dale, Jr; that would be enough to cause anybody to kill. even without beer. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2010-02-03 23:05 |
| #3 I love African gray parrots. Fried. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-02-03 20:41 |
| #2 Excuse me, but if I choose to dispatch a pet of mine why is it the business of anyone but me? Let's not involve true cruelty here, but com'on. Should I not flush an unwanted gold fish because I'll land in jail? That would surely cut down on good homes for pets, no? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2010-02-03 20:30 |
| #1 Uh, uh, "SINK THE TIRPITZ, SINK THE TIRPITZ" + "THE GORGE-BUSTERS"??? GUt nuthin. D *** NG It, thats twice this AM! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-02-03 18:58 |