The falconer Kenneth Lea, whose owls (including Hedwig!) starred in Harry Potter has been charged with 17 accounts of animal cruelty between March and June of last year (Stupid abuser!!! You're hurting Hedwig!!!!).
Says The Independent (UK) "The charges relate to 42 birds, including nine owls and 11 chickens, that were raised in Old Park Farm in Wakefield, West Yorkshire."
The article continues, "Ian Drummond, prosecuting for the RSPCA, said the specialist vet found a mass of aviaries with birds suffering from dehydration and a host of debilitating injuries including leg wounds, overgrown beaks and swollen and clubbed feet. The vet said in a statement: 'Never in my entire professional life have I encountered premises this squalid and dirty. The best expression to describe the state of the entire farm would be filthy, squalid abandon'."
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