Man, Parrot Scuffle On Ann Arbor Street
Witnesses: Man Shook Parrot Until Feathers Came Out
Mich. -- A 49-year-old Jackson man has been arrested in Ann Arbor following a fight with the pet parrot he carried in his backpack.
Police said 911 calls started coming in around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday with witnesses reporting that a man on South Main Street was violently shaking the bird.
Officers who responded to the call said the bird's feathers were scattered everywhere, and that the bird was limping. However, police said, the bird did bite the man several times on his hands, drawing blood.
The man told police he had been trying to train the bird, and when it didn't listen, he shook it.
The man is being held in the Washtenaw County Jail pending charges.
The bird was given to an animal rescue organization.
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