![]() ![]() Coffee was unable to rehome some of his snakes within the arbitrary 90-day time period allowed by FWC after the ban passed in 2021. ![]() ![]() FWC considers those python species to be “Prohibited” under rules passed in 2021. Photo by Chris Nettles.ĭuring the Holy Thursday Massacre, FWC officers also killed 29 Reticulated pythons and five Burmese pythons owned by Chris Coffee. In addition to slaying Big Shirl, 34 pythons were executed.Ī necropsy revealed 32 boa constrictor babies. Boas give birth to live young rather than laying eggs like many other snakes. A necropsy has revealed that Big Shirl was carrying 32 babies which were only a few weeks away from being born. Big Shirl was a beloved pet Boa constrictor, a species of snake that is docile under human care and commonly kept as pets. Regardless of how you may feel about the types of animals involved, none of the Holy Thursday Massacre was necessary and there was no urgency surrounding this event. Before reading on, take pause and let it sink in that a healthy, legally owned pet was carelessly destroyed. Video of the incident shows the animal writhing on the floor for more than 20 minutes after the FWC officers administered a single bolt charge to the head. This butchery was part of an event which has become known as the “Holy Thursday Massacre” and it happened at Bill McAdam’s animal facility in Sunrise, FL in Broward County. Big Shirl was raised from birth for over ten years by Bill McAdam. A pregnant pet named Big Shirl was inhumanely and unnecessarily slaughtered by Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Law Enforcement Officers on April 6. ![]()
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