Senseless killing of an ostrich

This just really bugged me for some reason I mean at least he could of trapped it and released it in a zoo or somewhere, but to just *kill* it! Come on.........

http://home.peoplepc.com/psp/newssto...0512-174818681

I'll move this to SOS for you

Aw, poor little Ostrich..It wasn't his fault he was there..That is way too bad.

Thats sad ...it seems shooting the poor ostrich was an easier and cheaper option than closing the road while somebody caught the bird.

But was a 12 gauge shotgun really necessary?


R.I.P.'Ostrich'

Hmm... I think not so much the sherriff ought to be reprimanded, but whoever let their ostrich get out like that. Here we have lots of accidents with deer; and ostriches are just as dangerous to drivers (except for the antlers)... and naturally the ostrich wouldn't survive a collision either.

Maybe it could've been an honest mistake--a deteriorating fence that went unseen, or a smart bird that opened a gate. But if it was preventable, I'd be more angry at the owner than the sherriff (who was just trying to prevent a tragic collision, and not thinking quickly enough).

thats a bit stupid. So what if they had to close the road so they could catch it?! The animal didn't deserve to die just because it wandered there.
R.I.P ostrich