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Anna Katrina Sevilla

Viral Mistreatment of Protected Hawk Lands Man in Jail — Advocates Call for Education

Cesar Gustavo Diaz from Los Angeles, California was sentenced to 45 days in jail, probation, fines, and multi-year bans following viral video of feeding the bird alcohol (Credit: Facebook.com/California Department of Fish and Wildlife)

In a shocking video that seemed more like a dare gone viral than a crime scene, 25-year-old Cesar Gustavo Diaz from Los Angeles, California, ended up behind bars. Diaz was sentenced to 45 days in jail for animal cruelty after footage showed him pouring an alcoholic drink into the mouth of a juvenile Cooper's hawk, a bird protected under both California and federal law.

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