NewsJune 4, 2010
Hundreds of dead chickens dumped in Missouri creek
WASHBURN, Mo. -- Barry County officials say several hundred dead chickens were dumped into a creek in southwest Missouri. Barry County Sheriff Mick Epperly said the chickens were found May 30 in Flat Creek northeast of Washburn. Officials believe the animals were dumped from a bridge on May 29...
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WASHBURN, Mo. -- Barry County officials say several hundred dead chickens were dumped into a creek in southwest Missouri.
Barry County Sheriff Mick Epperly said the chickens were found May 30 in Flat Creek northeast of Washburn. Officials believe the animals were dumped from a bridge on May 29.
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Epperly said hundreds of chickens were in the creek.
He said it took a cleanup crew from a nearby processing plant hours to remove the chickens from the water.
Officials from Barry County and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources are investigating.
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