Bird killer

A British man saw an injured owl lying in the roadway as he drove past. Concerned for the bird’s welfare, he then ran over the creature repeatedly. When spotted doing so by a startled passer-by, he explained that he was putting the suffering creature out of its misery. He said also that he did not believe a vet would be interested in helping the injured bird. A local bird rescue charity said otherwise however, commenting that driving a vehicle over an injured creature is not the most effective way to kill a
April 17, 2015 Read time: 1 min
A British man saw an injured owl lying in the roadway as he drove past. Concerned for the bird’s welfare, he then ran over the creature repeatedly. When spotted doing so by a startled passer-by, he explained that he was putting the suffering creature out of its misery. He said also that he did not believe a vet would be interested in helping the injured bird. A local bird rescue charity said otherwise however, commenting that driving a vehicle over an injured creature is not the most effective way to kill anything even if it is critically injured.

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