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-Lurid Crime Tales-
100 chickens discovered in small SUV during Grand Island traffic stop
2014-02-05
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — A police officer making a traffic stop early Friday found nearly 100 chickens in a small sports utility vehicle.

The officer had pulled the driver over just before 1 a.m. for driving without headlights on, said Grand Island police Sgt. Bud Edwards.

When the officer approached the 2004 Nissan SUV to visit with the driver, he noticed “a couple of chickens sitting on the back seat,” Edwards said.

The birds had apparently escaped from a “makeshift cage” in the back of the vehicle, he said.

About 50 of the chickens in the cage were dead, he said.

The driver has been charged with second-offense driving under the influence and second-offense driving during suspension. A woman riding in the vehicle was released, Edwards said.

The chickens were taken to the Central Nebraska Humane Society. Edwards said the case may be referred to the county attorney for possible animal cruelty charges.
Posted by:Beavis

#15  Rantburgers in fine Rantburg fettle today.
Posted by: trailing wife   2014-02-05 23:04  

#14  I can't help it, its poultry in motion.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2014-02-05 22:27  

#13  
The cruelty is why they tried to fly the coupe de ville.

Stop it!
Posted by: Shelet Unomolet2508   2014-02-05 22:23  

#12  The cruelty is why they tried to fly the coupe de ville.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2014-02-05 21:22  

#11  Cruelty to chickens, must be the night for us chicken defenders.
Posted by: Gloria   2014-02-05 20:15  

#10  swksvolFF, you need to join Deacon. ;-p
Posted by: Barbara   2014-02-05 17:40  

#9  Is the Cash for Cluckers program still going?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2014-02-05 15:59  

#8  From the comments at 3dc's link, it seems chickens have a pecking order, so to speak, and the lowest levels don't make it. Loss of 50% is not uncommon. One guy suggests turkeys are even worse... But you suspected that!
Posted by: Bobby   2014-02-05 15:52  

#7   The local report

Posted by: 3dc   2014-02-05 15:29  

#6  Your room. Now.
Posted by: Pappy   2014-02-05 14:16  

#5  Instead of a chicken coupe, it's a chicken sedan.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2014-02-05 14:06  

#4  The Cornhusker basketball season isn't going as planned.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2014-02-05 12:53  

#3  Frankly, this came to mind:

Herbed chicken in a sweet Marsala and mushroom sauce -- sounds simple, and it is -- simply delicious.

Posted by: Mad Eye Brown4699   2014-02-05 09:55  

#2  LINK
Posted by: Uncle Phester   2014-02-05 09:45  

#1  The dead ones, were they raped?
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2014-02-05 08:36  

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