Danny Gayheart of Noctor, Kentucky, pleaded guilty to selling three Red-tailed Hawks to an undercover agent for $50 each. He will have to pay over $1,600 to fund the birds’ rehabilitation and will be sentenced – to up to two years in prison – in February.
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I was going to say he’ll probably get 20 hours of community service instead of any jail time, but I gave up being cynical for Christmas week!
I know this boy, we went to the same high school together. Some story for our High school Reunion!! Well, at lease he wasn’t shooting the birds!!