Sunday, December 28, 2008

Turkey torture 'extremely violent,' Langley agriculturist says

LANGLEY -- The mutilation of more than 100 turkeys has resulted in a host of charges against a 16-year-old Langley boy. RCMP have recommended charges against the teen of suspend and enter, difficulty and injuring or endangering animals after someone penurious into a turkey allotment Sept. 13 and mutilated more than 100 birds.



Ralph Volkmann, the holder of the farm, is still invert over what he calls the "extremely violent" crime. Volkmann said Tuesday that his sons, superannuated 17 and 19, haven’t been the same since. "They’re still timorous to go out on the arable at night, and they’re not babyish boys," he said.

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Volkmann said the mutilated birds were to be shipped out the following matutinal for the Thanksgiving turkey season. "About 120 market-ready turkeys were mutilated and killed … 20 babies were found in a sham beast across the street. They were still alive," he said. "What would inspire anyone to do anything peer that? It’s grim to fathom." The suspect, who can’t be named due to his age, was not old folks' when RCMP arrived to take into custody him on Dec. 10. He turned himself in to the gendarmes the following day.



The teenager was released from imprisonment and was scheduled to appear in court on April 30.




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