Authorities say dead chickens and pigeons are being left at a New Mexico cemetery.
Bernalillo County officials told KRQE-TV that Animal Care Services reported at least eigh
t mysterious cases where the dead birds have been left at an Albuquerque South Valley cemetery over the last year and a half.
Animal Care Services spokesman Larry Gallegos says he birds in bags and boxes appeared to have been killed humanly. But he says since the acts appear to be part of a religious ceremony, the person leaving the dead animals likely won't face charges.
Early this year, Michael Gabaldon, co-owner of Romero Cemetery, said for two years dead chickens and chicken parts were being dropped off at his site overnight.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.