«I have fleeced you, burned you and kicked you. Now I’ll finish you”

PADUA – Un baby pigeon tortured by kids, so much so that the trip to the vet was completely useless. It happened on Friday afternoon in the courtyard of the San Bellino patronage in front of some children who burst into tears. The young pigeon was lying on the ground, some children approached and saw that he had burns and was missing part of his plumage. The alarm was raised by a little girl who called her mother. «I arrived at the patronage, I saw that it was a little one who still didn’t know how to fly, at that moment a small group of teenagers around 13 or 14 years old approached, among them one who approached and said you’re not dead yet, I fleeced you, I burned you and I kicked you now I’ll finish you – said Rossella Salvan, vice president of the Arcella Council – the little ones were crying, a grandfather approached and with my daughter and others recovered the pigeon and placed it in a box. I immediately notified the local police unit that deals with animal protection who recommended me a veterinarian capable of dealing with pigeons. The vet immediately took care of him, found that the pigeon was now in a comatose state, had wounds and abrasions all over its body and burns on its head so much so that the skin of the skull was partially removed and decided to practice euthanasia to avoid further suffering considering that it was not possible to save it – continued Salvan – I want to thank the vet for the accuracy and courtesy with which he took care of the bird”.

THE INVESTIGATION

The police are investigating the case. «I sent all the documentation to the military, always very attentive to the wide-ranging requests of us citizens, providing all the possible elements to identify the boy – concluded Salvan – what is disconcerting is that in the courtyard of the patronage there were also several adults who didn’t intervene despite the atrocity that was being committed on a living creature, it almost seemed like no one had noticed despite the children crying in fear. The fear is that the boy could vent his violence not only on animals.” Thanks to the report, the police started the investigations to identify the boy author of the gesture and, it really seems that it is a thirteen year old resident of Arcellano stranger to acts of violence.

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