Felony Charges For Parakeet Torture

Teen Arrested For Torturing, Killing Family's Parakeet
After consuming alcohol, one of Guider's friends came up with the idea of burning the family parakeet. Guider sprayed hairspray on the parakeet and set it on fire," killing the bird, a police report reads.
The teens took pictures of the incident and posted them online. "The photographs showed the bird being burned and Guider holding the dead bird laughing, with his thumb up,"
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