An ostrich owner is demanding justice after four of his beloved birds have been shot dead on his Mojave Desert ranch over the last few months.
Two of local politician Mike Matson’s pet ostriches died instantly when they were shot on his property in Newberry Springs in June, where .22-caliber rounds were apparently fired through a fence, according to the Los Angeles Times.
A third ostrich, wounded in the same shooting, made it about 40 feet before collapsing and dying from blood loss. Matson’s wife, Arcelia, discovered the dead bird.
It wasn’t the first time Matson had found one of his ostriches shot. Another bird, Pebbles, was found dead months…
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