Police seek person who killed, tortured birds
Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 13:26
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Three birds have been found tortured and killed. Their owners were in the process of moving and came home to the grizzly discovery.

Bryanna Renner was in the middle of moving when she came home to a heartbreaking discovery.

"It was carnage, absolute carnage. It was disgusting blood everywhere feathers everywhere it was horrific," said Renner.

Three of her five birds, two Lilac Crowned Amazons and a Blue-crowned Conure were dead.

Reportedly beaten, stabbed and sprayed with carpet cleaner and bleach.

Renner says she is devastated, because to her, Lacey, Hawkeye and Paulie were members of her family.

"They liked to talk," said Renner. "They love being talked to, they love interacting with you."

The Pennsylvania SPCA is now investigating. If someone is caught, they will face charges, officials said.

"In Pennsylvania the killing maiming torturing or disfiguring a domestic animal or fowl is punishable as a misdemeanor," said Elizabeth Anderson with the PASPCA.

"All of the birds were confined to individual cages and of course they had no defense they had no way to get out or to escape."

The Pennsylvania State Police are also investigating how the person or persons responsible got into Renner's Kunkletown, Monroe County home.

Preliminarily it looks like someone entered through a window.

The two surviving birds were examined by a veterinarian and are now at Renner's new home but she says she will never forget what happened. She can't believe anyone could be so cruel.

"I just hope they are caught. I just want them to go to jail," said Renner.

The SPCA is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the bird's deaths.

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