Intruders Kill Sheep Kept as Exhibit in Museum of Desert
Associated Press
TUCSON —
Intruders broke into the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and killed one of its two bighorn sheep, then severed the animal’s head and a leg, officials said Monday.
Chris Helms, a museum spokesman, said that the killing Sunday may have been part of a satanic ritual.
The 6-year-old ram was owned by the state Department of Game and Fish, said Bill Rutan, a wildlife manager for that agency. The animal’s carcass was found in the bighorn enclosure at the museum.
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