![]() ![]() ![]() Before reading on, take pause and let it sink in that a healthy, legally owned pet was carelessly destroyed. Video of the incident shows the animal writhing on the floor for more than 20 minutes after the FWC officers administered a single bolt charge to the head. This butchery was part of an event which has become known as the “Holy Thursday Massacre” and it happened at Bill McAdam’s animal facility in Sunrise, FL in Broward County. Big Shirl was raised from birth for over ten years by Bill McAdam. Assembling the information and records may take time but the FWC is committed to providing it.A pregnant pet named Big Shirl was inhumanely and unnecessarily slaughtered by Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Law Enforcement Officers on April 6. "The FWC Division of Law Enforcement is determining the full details of this incident and more information will be released as soon as it is verified and appropriate. The FWC will examine if there are appropriate methods to avoid similar inadvertent events from occurring in the future. "While complying with the facility owner’s request to euthanize the relinquished pythons, officers inadvertently euthanized a boa constrictor which was not on the list of dozens of snakes relinquished. The owner formally relinquished the pythons and requested that the FWC officers conduct the euthanasia activities on-site at his facility. "Preliminary information also indicates that the facility owner requested that the FWC officers euthanize all of his unpermitted pythons. Officers did not initiate contact with the facility owner with any intention of engaging in the euthanasia of animals. FWC officers inspected the facility the following day to determine if it was the source of the escaped python or if all the facility’s animals were accounted for. Reticulated pythons are a nonnative invasive reptile on the FWC’s Prohibited species list. "Preliminary information indicates that an unpermitted escaped reticulated python was found in the general vicinity of the facility on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Final reports for this incident are currently in development. "The FWC is aware of the incident involving the euthanasia of multiple snakes at a Broward County captive wildlife facility on Thursday, April 6, 2023. ![]() FOX 35 News reached out to the FWC to hear its perspective on the boa constrictor being killed, and we received the statement below: Video of the incident shows the officers on the scene saying they made a mistake in killing it. "FWC has said, ‘Nobody is going to lose their animals, and we’re not trying to put anybody out of business.’ But as they’ve exemplified right here, people have lost their animals, and they’ve had their animals killed and had them confiscated, so how can people believe that?" said Parker. Pythons are legal to own in many other states. ARK Florida, says it’s troubling to him to see the FWC killing so many snakes, instead of trying to re-home them. What are they going to do? This is their livelihood."ĭaniel Parker, who’s also with U.S. People are losing jobs, and the scary part – they’re losing their retirements. "We’re a multi-million dollar industry in the state of Florida. They’re like, ‘Should we speak out? Should we be quiet? Do I hide my animals? Do I move out of state?’" recounted Elizabeth Wisneski, the President of U.S. That group, American Reptile Keepers (ARK), says people in the reptile industry are truly scared. None would go on camera, for fear of retribution from the state, but a group representing those business owners spoke with FOX 35. ![]()
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