That’s just fowl.
A Chinese man was sentenced to prison Tuesday for sneaking onto his neighbor’s property to scare thousands of the man’s chickens to death as part of a deranged revenge scheme.
The man, who was only identified by his surname Gu, was convicted of using a flashlight to terrify the birds — causing them to kill one another on their owner’s Hunan province grounds, China Daily reported.
The flashing light caused the panic-stricken flock to crowd into a corner of the coop, where they trampled over one another in an effort to escape.
The first time Gu trespassed, 500 of the chickens were trampled to death — and he was later caught by police.
Gu was later caught by police and ordered to pay his neighbor, identified as Zhong, 3,000 yuan, or $436 — which only infuriated the crazed man.
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He returned and carried out the scheme a second time.
Authorities say a total of 1,100 chickens were killed in the two massacres.
Gu was reportedly retaliating amid an ongoing feud with the chicken owner that began in April 2022 when Gu chopped down Zhong’s trees without permission or notification.
The Hengyang court ruled that Gu “intentionally caused property loss” to Zhong, resulting in a monetary loss of 13,840 yuan, or $2,015.
The court sentenced him to six months in prison with one year of probation.
