Farmer spray painted birds for prank
Farmer’s spray paint prank raised bird watchers’ hopes of a new species | Herald Sun.
BIRD watchers’ hopes they had discovered a new species of hawk have been shot down after a New Zealand farmer was revealed to be spray painting the birds pinkish-red and releasing them for fun.
In a judge’s decision released this week, Grant Michael Teahan was found guilty of two charges of ill-treating an animal after he defended the charges in the Dannevirke District Court in November, the Manawatu Standard reports.
In early 2009, locals were mystified by the appearance of the strangely coloured hawks and sent photos of them in to the local newspaper. However, when one of the hawks was hit and killed by a car the spray painting was discovered.
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What a sick mean trick.
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