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A voodoo believer writes on a piece of paper
covered with chicken feathers during a mass ritual at the Plain Du Nord
Festival (Reuters / Eduardo Munoz)
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dead chicken killed voodoo-style has been found in a park in Geneva, Switzerland, RT reports.
Shocked locals are demanding surveillance cameras at the site, while a
government agency is speculating whether such killings are against the law.
A
white chicken was found with its throat chopped and innards removed in Budé
park, Petit-Saconnex district. The carcass, which was found by dog walkers, was
lying in plain sight on a white sheet covered in blood.
Candles,
pieces of potato, eggs, and coin grains were also found at the site, along with
a vest, sweater, and jeans belonging to a young girl, The Local reported.
“It’s disgusting! There are
plenty of kids who play in this park,” one of the dog owners who came across the
dead chicken told Le Matin, a Swiss newspaper.
According
to Jean-Philippe Brandt, spokesperson for Geneva police, the incident “seemed
like a voodoo ceremony.”
Geneva’s
Food and Veterinary Affairs Service (SCAV) is planning to launch an investigation
into the case.
Residents
took the remains of the chicken were taken to a local protection group, and
have written a petition to install surveillance cameras in the area.
However,
SCAV spokesman Laurent Paoliello told Le Matin that killing a chicken in a
voodoo ceremony may not be against animal protection laws.
“It all depends on the manner in which the animal
was killed, if it was stunned or not before being decapitated,” he said.
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