Man accused of killing wild turkey in Attleboro

ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WJAR) — An Attleboro man accused of killing a wild turkey was charged with animal cruelty.

The Attleboro deputy police chief told NBC 10 News that a neighbor called police about a man hitting a turkey with a stick Monday afternoon.

They responded to the call on Brown Street at Bonneau Avenue, where they found a dead tom turkey.

Police spoke to a 33-year-old man at the scene who admitted to hitting the turkey.

Officers said he told them the birds were not aggressive toward him, but that he wanted them to leave him alone, so he swung a stick and unintentionally killed one the process.

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The man will appear in court for arraignment at a later date.

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