Man Accused of Biting Off Rooster's Head

When I read some of these stories, sometimes I can't quite believe what's taken place. Here again is a classic.

First of all, why would you want a rooster in an apartment? Aren't you going to have chicken sh*t from one end to another? It's not like you can box-train a chicken.

Secondly, biting off it's head seems like extremely unbalanced behaviour, like maybe this guy should be on meds, or locked up, etc.

I hope he does do the year in jail.

Man Accused of Biting Off Rooster's Head

NEW YORK (AP) - A man accused of biting the head off his pet rooster was arrested Friday and faces up to a year in prison if convicted, an animal protection spokesman said.

A neighbor had complained about a dead rooster near his Manhattan apartment and agents found the body of the beheaded rooster on a fire escape, said Joe Pentangelo, spokesman for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The rooster's head was not located.

Humberto Rodriguez, 52, told agents that he bit the rooster's head off because he blamed it for injuring a pet pigeon that he also kept in the apartment, Pentangelo said.

Rodriguez is charged with animal cruelty and could face up to a year in prison if convicted. It is also illegal to possess a live rooster in New York City, Pentangelo said.

Pentangelo said Friday night he did not know whether Rodriguez had a lawyer.