'The birds weren't able to fly and were lying on the ground wailing in pain. Some were bleeding out of their mouth,' said animal welfare charity member Sarah King, one of those who arrived at the
Around 60 birds have fallen from the sky and died in the Australian city of Adelaide in a bizarre event that animal rescuers and vets say was probably the result of poisoning.
Long-billed corellas—which made up the majority of the animals discovered—are a protected species in the state of South Australia where Adelaide is located. "I got a phone call from that carer quite distressed saying they are literally everywhere falling out of the trees, falling out of the sky," King told ABC Adelaide."It was obvious then that it was a bit more of a situation than we thought.
The animals were taken to local veterinarians for treatment but none have survived. Trudy Seidel, one of the vets who tried to save the birds, told ABC that the animals were probably not suffering from an exotic disease and had"more than likely been poisoned. These birds, whoever has done it, they have been left to die a horrible, miserable and very distressful death.
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