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Man Lives With 300 Birds (some Dead)
Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» elka replied on Sat Oct 15, 2005 @ 12:29pm
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Man's House Found Filled With 300 Birds


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Oct 13, 4:35 PM (ET)

By The Associated Press

TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) - A man found operating on a pigeon that he sedated with vodka was later arrested after animal control officers raided his house and discovered about 300 living and dead birds inside.

"There's droppings everywhere," Patrick Wren, the head of Torrance's animal control department, said Wednesday. "I'm wearing a mask. That says it all."

About 120 dead pigeons filled bags and boxes alongside Gerard Redmond Enright Jr.'s home, officials said. Other birds in pet carriers throughout the house were euthanized because they were sick or malnourished, Wren said.

County health officials declared the home unfit for humans.

Enright, 61, who was arrested for investigation of animal abuse, denied mistreating the birds. He said he had devoted his life to saving them.

"I'm literally in shock," said Enright, who often walks with his pigeon, Twister, to a local Starbucks.

Police said animal control officers went to Enright's home in a Los Angeles suburb after getting complaints from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Enright acknowledged operating to remove a large tumor from the bird, saying he watched his own veterinarian perform such a procedure. He said he gave the bird a shot of vodka before operating.

Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» BeAtJuNkIe replied on Sat Oct 15, 2005 @ 2:54pm
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doing shots of vodka with birds.....priceless
Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Sat Oct 15, 2005 @ 4:33pm
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Originally posted by ELKA...

Man's House Found Filled With 300 Birds
"I'm wearing a mask. That says it all."


Yes.

Yes it does.

SPIDERMAN!
Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Oliver_TwisteD replied on Sun Oct 16, 2005 @ 12:48am
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That's the best little article i've read in awile :)
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