Judge Warns Suspected Serial Bird Abductor

A man with a history of abducting birds has been given a stern warning by a magistrate to stay away from all animals as he faces additional cruelty accusations.
Tom Quach had previously confessed to capturing a white ibis and bringing it to his home in Sydney’s eastern suburbs with plans to consume it.
The 61-year-old was once again arrested on Saturday for reportedly using fishing wire and bread to abduct two white corellas, another native species.
He was charged with one count of animal cruelty and another of attempting to harm a protected animal.
Australian native birds known as Corellas can be seen resting on a fence in the rain in western Sydney’s Windsor in Australia on March 23, 2021. (David Gray/Getty Images)
According to police, the distressed animals were discovered in an animal carrier at Quach’s residence, but he argued that he only wanted to assist them after finding the birds already entangled with wire…



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