Peter Smith accused of act of aggravated cruelty on ‘a silkie bantam chook’ at wildlife park in Salt Ash

A man who tossed a chicken known as Betty White to its death in an alligator pen had simply wanted to feed the reptile, his lawyer has said.

Peter Smith, 58, of Hunterview in regional New South Wales, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Raymond Terrace local court to one count of aggravated animal cruelty.

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