Chihuahuas Caused a Chicken's Heart Attack?
- 12 years ago
Chihuahuas Caused a Chicken's Heart Attack? - as part of the news series by GeoBeats.
A Missouri woman may be facing jail time for the death of a chicken after her two dogs got loose and reportedly scared the neighbor's chicken to death after incessant barking. The Chihuahuas’ owner, Joy McDonald thinks the whole scenario is ridiculous but nevertheless was charged with animal abuse for not restraining her dogs, allowing them to be bothersome to others and if found guilty could pay up to $1,000 in fines and spend a year in prison. While no one seems to know how the bird actually died, Jeff Firman, a poultry science professor at the University of Missouri says ‘I don’t know if I would call it a heart attack, but if you had a dog chasing around a chicken and the dog never touches the chicken, it could die from just being stressed out and running around’.
Joy claims to have offered her neighbor $30 for the loss of the chicken, which was refused, but it might have been a wise offer to take. Online chick retailer, My Pet Chicken offers day old baby chicks beginning at a price point of $2.75 each.
What do you think should be done in this situation?
A Missouri woman may be facing jail time for the death of a chicken after her two dogs got loose and reportedly scared the neighbor's chicken to death after incessant barking. The Chihuahuas’ owner, Joy McDonald thinks the whole scenario is ridiculous but nevertheless was charged with animal abuse for not restraining her dogs, allowing them to be bothersome to others and if found guilty could pay up to $1,000 in fines and spend a year in prison. While no one seems to know how the bird actually died, Jeff Firman, a poultry science professor at the University of Missouri says ‘I don’t know if I would call it a heart attack, but if you had a dog chasing around a chicken and the dog never touches the chicken, it could die from just being stressed out and running around’.
Joy claims to have offered her neighbor $30 for the loss of the chicken, which was refused, but it might have been a wise offer to take. Online chick retailer, My Pet Chicken offers day old baby chicks beginning at a price point of $2.75 each.
What do you think should be done in this situation?