Re: Jesse's duck/goose pix online?

You have to wonder where they learn such cruelty.
Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Cersgarden@aol.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Jesse's duck/goose pix online?


> Jesse,  there was an article in the Des Moines paper yesterday about a
days
> old trumpeter swan (Fred) that was nearly stoned to death but expected to
> return to his nest next week.  3 of Fred's 5 siblings were not so lucky.
Stones
> thrown by vandals killed 3 of the cygnet's siblings & nearly killed Fred.
> Teenagers were seen lobbing stones at Fred's nest.  Fred & his 5 siblings
followed
> their parents into the water for protection. 2 of the young swans drowned
as
> they were unable to swim for long periods because their feathers were not
yet
> waterproof.  2 cygnets were found floating lifelessly in the lake. Fred
was on
> the nest unresponsive next to a sibling who died a few hrs later.  He was
> treated with heating pads & intravenous protein.  A $2000 reward is
offered for
> information leading to an arrest.  The picture of Fred looks like your
first
> photo.
>     Ceres
>
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