Dec 21, 2007 7:05 pm US/Central
Dallas Woman Asks For Return Of Stolen Pet Birds
DALLAS (CBS 11 / TXA 21) ―
Dallas police are investigating a very unusual burglary case. A pet owner says someone broke into her house and stole two cockatoo birds.
Tonight all the owner wants for Christmas is her birds back where they belong.
"They're very sensitive to your emotions, they're incredible pets," explains Nicole George. "These little guys live to be about 80-years-old. You want to put them in your will basically."
George has had her cockatoos for 16 years. She says she knew something wasn't right when she walked through her door and didn't get her usual greeting. "Thumper actually has a distinctive whistle," she said.
The pet owner says she went over to the bird cage and found it latched shut, but empty.
"I panicked, went to the back of my house and discovered that two pillow cases were missing off of my bed and I started piecing things together," George said.
Someone broke into her house by removing the window air conditioning and took 'Thumper' and 'Peki'.
George has had a pet carrier on her front porch for the last two weeks in the hopes that whoever took her beloved pets will return them. She says if they return the animals there will be no questions asked.
The woman has canvassed her neighborhood in the Bishop Arts District and posted flyers offering a $1,000 reward for the return of the birds. "I know that they're out there, I just hope whoever has them is taking good care of them and they will find it in their hearts to bring them back."
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