I grew up in Ocean Springs Mississippi, a small town on the Gulf Coast that resisted the casinos and commercialism that swept Biloxi up into the gold dust and swallowed it. OS is now THE PEARL of the Mississippi coast, beautiful small town with all the charm you'd expect to see, this post is to illustrate one evil act of cruelty to an animal that seems to have touched everyone in town, and getting the attention of the MSM.
Carl The Rooster was a beautiful vibrantly colored rooster that roamed the uptown district as if he owned it which he practically did, he was a LEGEND in his own time. People would bring their children for miles around to let them see and meet Carl, he hung out on store fronts, roosted on people's porches, he was both a mascot and a celebrity, well loved and well cared for.
There was lots of merchandise, tee shirts, coffee mugs, door mats, with his likeness, his presence was the highlight of many a young child's summer vacation to the beaches. Carl loved people, loved strutting around and showing off his colorful bouquet of tail feathers, he was as it is said "the cock of the walk." He hung out in bars and eateries, you would see him all over the downtown area, until...
At a little after 3am a few nights ago a group of six people can be seen taking Carl off his roost and walking down the street with him in their arms. Video later shows them dumping his body on the side of the road. They have been identified and apparently aren't Ocean Springs residents.
The instigator and the person who actually removed Carl from his roost turns out to be a Jones County Juvenile Corrections Officer, who was FIRED from her job by the Jones County Sheriff, and also charged in Ocean Springs with "misdemeanor animal cruelty other than to a dog or a cat."
Court date is May 4th 4pm, I (along with the entire town and Carl's large social media following) am anxiously waiting to see the wheels of justice roll slowly over this low life maggot of a human. 35yrs old. Any officer that would do something like this does NOT need to be working with troubled kids!
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Here is a FB page for Carl:
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?...cean%20springs
Farther down the page you can find a listing for tee shirts and other items that proceeds support a memorial for Carl.