Two more poisoned pigeons plummeted
to earth in San Francisco yesterday, and investigators continued searching
for the culprit responsible for sprinkling tainted birdseed.
The dead birds, found in the Castro
District and at Treat and Florida streets, were believed to have been killed
by ingesting the same strychnine-laced birdseed that killed 35 birds earlier
in the week.
Dispatchers at the Department of
Animal Care and Control have received about 50 calls with possible leads,
but no suspects have been identified.
On Tuesday, investigators found the
deadly birdseed sprinkled on the ground in a vacant lot at Treat and Florida
streets and also inside the bodies of the dead birds. Fourteen of the birds
were found in and around Union Square early Monday. |