Smoky Mountain Journal -TWRA Officials Looking For Those Suspected For Killing, Dumping 92 Birds In West TN




The Great Smoky Mountain Journal Source: Fox News Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:30 PM

TWRA Officials Looking For Those Suspected For Killing, Dumping 92 Birds In West TN
CROCKETT/MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) -- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said Wednesday a sergeant was asking the public for help identifying the people responsible for illegally killing and dumping 92 birds in West Tennessee. TWRA said the dead birds included various songbirds, game birds, one Canada goose and a chicken. TWRA said the birds were shot and dumped near the Crockett/Madison County line within the last week. On Friday, PETA announced the organization would be joining TWRA in the investigation, offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons involved in the birds' deaths. "Someone got sick kicks out of killing birds and dumping their bodies on the side of the road like litter," PETA Vice President Colleen O'Brien said. "PETA and Tennessee wildlife authorities need the public's help to find whoever is responsible before anyone else, including other animals, is hurt." Anyone with information about the killing and dumping was asked to call the TWRA Region 1 office at 731-423-5725, the poaching hotline at 1-800-831-1173, or send a Facebook message to the TWRA page.