Parrot beaten to death Saint Petersburg Beach, FL (US) Incident Date: Wednesday, Dec 6, 2006 County: Pinellas Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Alleged: Donnie Lee Hobday

Case ID: 10302 Classification: Beating Animal: bird (pet) View more cases in FL (US) Login to Watch this Case

Donnie Hobday had a perch on his sailboat for Beaker the macaw. They were regulars at the Wharf restaurant. So it came as a surprise on Dec 6 afternoon when, police say, people saw the 58-year-old man punch Beaker, knocking her off the perch.

He slapped her, beat her and swirled her around in the air until her squawking stopped and she died, police said. The attack took place in the 1900 block of Pass-a-Grille Way, right next to the restaurant the two often frequented.

As St. Pete Beach police arrested him on a felony charge of cruelty to animals, police say he said:

"She just died because she ate a bad olive or something. She's the love of my life. I love that bird."

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References

	St Petersburg Times - Dec 9, 2006
	Pinellas County Sheriff's Department - Docket #1223752
	Court Case #CRC0626971CFANO 200

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