VIPD Animal Cruelty Investigator Daniel Rodriguez photographs chickens found dead at the Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge in Frederiksted. Photo Credit: THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT
ST. CROIX — The V.I. Police Department is investigating another incident of animal cruelty on St. Croix after hens were found dead in Frederiksted.
According to V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Toby Derima, on Thursday the 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched the VIPD Animal Cruelty Investigator to the Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge in Frederiksted regarding several chickens that were found dead.
The investigation revealed that a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service employee discovered four chickens tied from their feet to tree branches. Three chickens were dead, and one was still alive. The chickens appeared to be roosters that were used for sport fighting, and were left to die.
The VIPD Animal Cruelty Investigator is seeking any information regarding this incident, or anyone that may have had their chickens stolen in the past weeks, to contact 911, Detective Daniel Rodriguez at (340) 473-6492, or Crime Stoppers USVI at (800)
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