Bird-brained boy burns budgie
09:00 AEST Mon Nov 3 2008
A teenager has been hauled into court after confessing to setting a budgerigar on fire with a home-made flame thrower.
The Sun reports the 14-year-old was drunk when he crept through a neighbour's back door in Brecon, South Wales and held a lighter in front of a deodorant can to create the blast.
The bird an eight-year-old girl's pet was treated for singed feathers and skin damage but will make a full recovery.
Incredibly, the boy told cops he "did it for a laugh".
He admitted causing unnecessary suffering to an animal and was banned from keeping pets for a year.
He must also pay $80 in veterinary fees at a rate of $5 per week deducted from his pocket money.
Thats wrong on 3 levels.
09:00 AEST Mon Nov 3 2008
A teenager has been hauled into court after confessing to setting a budgerigar on fire with a home-made flame thrower.
The Sun reports the 14-year-old was drunk when he crept through a neighbour's back door in Brecon, South Wales and held a lighter in front of a deodorant can to create the blast.
The bird an eight-year-old girl's pet was treated for singed feathers and skin damage but will make a full recovery.
Incredibly, the boy told cops he "did it for a laugh".
He admitted causing unnecessary suffering to an animal and was banned from keeping pets for a year.
He must also pay $80 in veterinary fees at a rate of $5 per week deducted from his pocket money.
Thats wrong on 3 levels.
