This Man Ran Over A Mother Duck And Her 11 Ducklings With His Riding LAWNMOWER.
A Florida landscaper was charged with animal cruelty after he ran over a mother duck and her 11 ducklings with his riding lawnmower.
According to police, Jason Falbo, 24, of Royal Palm Beach, Florida, mowed down the ducks on May 2 at the home of a family caring for the birds in Wellington. The Jentzsch family say that the ducklings were a few days old.
Boyd Jentzsch says that he and his family, including his 7-year-old son, watched from inside their house, screaming as the landscaper ran over the ducks. (
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1. Jason Falbo (pictured), 24, is charged with animal cruelty after he ran over a mother duck and her 11 ducklings with his riding lawnmower.
Jentzsch told The Sun Sentinel:
We were horrified. I couldn’t believe it was happening. It was totally disgusting.
The police report states that Falbo drove his riding lawnmower directly toward the ducks, which were lounging on the grass under a tree in Jentzsch’s yard, and ran over them.
When questioned why he drove over the birds, Falbo replied:
They were in my path, so I kept moving.
According to the police, nine ducklings died, while the mother and the other two ducklings survived.
Falbo is being held at the Palm Beach County Jail on a $27,000 bail on animal cruelty charges.
2. A landscaper is accused of killing ducklings with his lawnmower — WPBF 25 News report.
3. A landscaper is arrested for allegedly running over ducklings — a CBSN report.
Source: The Sun Sentinel.
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