The mascot owl that was kicked by a soccer player is dead, with the apologetic perpetrator ordered to pay the bird’s medical bills and do volunteer work at a zoo.
The owl, a good-luck charm for the Colombian team Atletico Junior, was kicked by an opposing player during a game Sunday in Barranquilla.
The bird had been expected to recover from what were thought minor injuries, including a small fracture of its right leg. But Veterinarian Camilo Tapia said the owl went into shock after it was brought in for treatment.
The owl had the bad luck to be hit by a ball and landed near the corner of the field. Deportivo Pereira defender Luis Moreno walked over and kicked the bird about three yards to get it off the field. He did not know it was the home team’s mascot. Fans at the game responded with cries of “murderer, murderer.”
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