{"id":762600,"date":"2021-01-03T09:20:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-03T14:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=762600"},"modified":"2021-01-03T09:20:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T14:20:04","slug":"fallen-angels-it-is-a-massacre-hundreds-of-dead-birds-litter-rome-street-scared-to-death-by-new-years-eve-fireworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=762600","title":{"rendered":"FALLEN ANGELS: &#8216;It is a massacre&#8217;, hundreds of dead birds litter Rome street scared to death by New Year\u2019s Eve fireworks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>The person filming is heard saying: 'This is the disgusting side of human nature'. The International Organisation for the Protection of Animals said the incident was a massacre.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>CHRISTY COONEY:<\/strong> Hundreds of birds found dead on a street in Rome on New Year&#8217;s Eve were scared to death by fireworks, animal rights campaigners have claimed. It comes after a ban on fireworks in the city, introduced to protect people, animals, and heritage sites, went largely ignored&#8230; As well as the firework ban, a 10pm curfew was also in place in Rome as part of measures to stop the spread of coronavirus&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Footage from outside the Roma Termini train station, the main station in the city, showed the bodies of the birds covering a street and the walkways on either side. The person filming is heard saying: &#8220;This is the disgusting side of human nature. The fireworks. Hundreds of dead birds. Unbelievable. Look how many there are&#8221;&#8230; The birds are thought to have been mostly starlings&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The cause of the deaths has not yet been confirmed, but the International Organisation for the Protection of Animals said firecrackers and fireworks had been let off in a nearby neighbourhood used by birds to roost. Loredana Diglio, a spokeswoman for the body, said: &#8220;It can be that they died from fear. &#8220;They can fly up together and knock against each other, or hit windows or electric power lines. &#8220;Let\u2019s not forget they can also die of heart attacks.&#8221; The organisation also described the incident as a &#8220;massacre&#8221;, the Associated Press reported. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/13626987\/hundreds-dead-birds-rome-scared-new-years-eve-fireworks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SOURCE&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CPVm-fJ7yh4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHRISTY COONEY: Hundreds of birds found dead on a street in Rome on New Year&#8217;s Eve were scared to death by fireworks, animal rights campaigners have claimed. 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