Post by Graveyardbride on Sept 6, 2019 10:15:47 GMT -5
Woman Kicks Duck, Allows Dogs to Kill Duckling
A Florida woman is accused of allowing her two dogs to attack and kill a duckling and kicking the mother duck that was trying to protect her baby.
Witnesses called police and 59-year-old Bonnie Sue Nave of 10588 1st Way, N., St. Petersburg, Florida, was arrested and charged with cruelty to animals. According to investigators, the incident occurred Sunday, September 1, and there were two witnesses to the dog attack. According to the report, Nave claimed the ducks attacked her dogs and she thought ducks were an “invasive species.”
Nave is 5'10" and weighs 200 pounds and according to witnesses, it was her intention to kill or severely injure the mother duck, however, the responding officer said the duck appeared to be okay.
Nave is charged with two felony counts of animal cruelty. She was released on a $5,000 bond.
Sources: Ricky Pinela, The Orlando Sentinel, September 5, 2019, and Pinellas County Clerk of Court.
