Mockingbird Deaths
“Humane Society Guilty in Bird Deaths” (April 18) related the heartbreaking story of the killing of three baby mockingbirds. Besides the fact that these birds are protected by federal law and that the crime was committed by, of all organizations, the Humane Society, what did these little creatures do that justified killing them? What sort of technique qualifies as euthanasia when the life is barely 1 1/2 inches long? It must have been easier to kill these animals knowing that, being blind at 2 days of age, they could not look into the eyes of their killers. Shame on the Washington Humane Society, shame on the judge.
MONIQUE BRYHER
Tarzana
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