Animals slaughtered during zoo break-in

Dozens of animals remain on the loose after a break-in at a northern Tasmanian zoo. Police believe several people broke into Tasmania Zoo in the Launceston suburb of Riverside late Thursday or early Friday morning and cut the locks on several bird, wallaby and monkey enclosures. Zoo owner Dick Warren says he found nine birds brutally slaughtered. "They've just caught them and banged their heads and pulled their heads off," he said. "It's heartbreaking to see them. How could people do this sort of thing? It hits you so hard." About 60 birds and animals are still missing, including two rare swift parrots, a yellow-tailed black cockatoo and five quolls.

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