Killer of Swan Ordered to Shovel Manure at Zoo
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A teen-ager must shovel manure at the zoo for 350 hours, stay home nights and weekends for nine months and give up smoking for killing Obie, a popular swan that he attacked during a drunken visit to a pond.
Dan Doney was also ordered Tuesday to serve three years probation.
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