On this day in 2011, a Colombian League match held at Popular Junior Barranquilla Club saw visitors and relegation rivals Deportivo Pereira abuse the home team mascot, an Owl.
The two teams were fighting off relegation at the bottom of the league and unfortunately for the owl it was hit by an aimless pass from Deportivo and stunned.
The ref acted quickly and stopped play but sadly Deportivo's Colombian footballer, Luis Moreno didn't stop, as he took a swipe at the poor creature and kicked it into touch. Luis apologised later for wounding the team mascot, which was taken to a local vet Zoosalud, and kept in a cardboard box, apparently with no fractures, although by all accounts it died later. Luis claimed he was just seeing if it was alive.
The League Association took a dim view of this act of provocation and banned him for two games and fined him $560. Others suggested that he should do some voluntary work with the local zoo.
Groups of spectators demonstrated for more justice outside the Nacional Soccer Building in Bogota, chanting "murderer" but there were no laws against cruelty to owls!
Deportivo lost 1-2.
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Here's a few birds invading a pitch
https://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/when-the-seagulls-follow-the-trawler-flock-of-birds-invade-pitch-during-wellington-phoenix-v-melbourne/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-wYEAnzUB0
Don't forget Chick Brodie's fate! I have blogged about him before!
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