Woman killed peacock, asks for case dismissal
November 30th, 2009 by LeslieIn breaking news today, Sandra Maloney, who killed a peacock last year with a bat is asking for her case to be dismissed, reports Advertiser reporter Jim Dooley.
From the story:
"Sandra Maloney's attorney argued that the statute used to charge her is vague and does not apply to peacocks.
The lawyer, Randall Oyama, also cited testimony from a zoo expert who said that the method used by Maloney to kill the bird was 'humane.'"
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I'm bothered by this. How can killing a living thing with a baseball bat be considered "humane?"
Tags: animal cruelty, randy oyama, sandra maloney
November 30th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
desperate times call for desperate measures. i think this woman and her attorney are desperate.
November 30th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
i don't care how upset an animal makes me. i would never bludgeon it to death.
how can her attorney think this is humane? and convince others to accept this excuse?
November 30th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
This is just their defense to try and get them off the hook. They know it was wrong. I'm surprised they didn't claim self defense.
November 30th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
Hi Leslie
Sad story
sad people 
NKHEA.....hope she always get pooped on by the bird gods
November 30th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
hi nkhea.. yes. extremely sad..
i hope she doesnt' get away with it.. then everyone can say they clubbed something with a bat to be "humane."
November 30th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
they'll probably try that later if "humane killing" doesn't work.
November 30th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
she was lacking sleep the bird was taunting her...if she run the bird over what would her sentence be...she can volunteer in the bird rescue places.
November 30th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
I think her sentence is to be place in the zoo with peacocks and try her best not to chocke them..
November 30th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
the bird so noisy ..but how come the owner of the condo didn't hire a bird person to keep the birds away ....
November 30th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
my favorite quote is, "they are detrimental to human life." ha! people are more dangerous to one another... i'd also like to ask that zoo expert if he or she is in the right working field...
December 1st, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Great idea Rosette. Make her volunteer at a bird rescue center.
December 1st, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Yah, I don't get how using a bat would be considered humane? I really hope she doesn't get away with it. I'm sure it was driving her crazy, but there must have been other things she could have done?
I've read articles where people are upset at the street cleaners, for being loud and they can't sleep, but you see them getting humanely killed with a baseball bat? I don't think so.