13 bald eagles found poisoned at landfill, 3 dead.
Police and volunteers found 13 sick eagles, and three of them have died. The remaining 10 are undergoing treatment at the University of Minnesota.
Dr. Victoria Hall, executive director of the Raptor Center, said volunteers walked the grounds for hours, making sure they could find every bird possible. Two of the 10 eagles that are under the Raptor Center’s care were found to have lead poisoning, making their recovery even harder.Experts said the birds were poisoned after scavenging on dead animal carcasses in the landfill. Those animal carcasses were filled with a chemical called pentobarbital, which is used to euthanize.While euthanasia is the most humane way to put down pets, the U.
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