A man suspected of going on a three-hour shooting rampage in Northern California and killing 81 animals, including miniature horses, goats and chickens, pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty and other charges
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According to court records, Arroyo was charged with killing 14 goats, nine chickens, seven ducks, five rabbits, a guinea pig and 33 parakeets and cockatiels. Arroyo is also charged with killing a pony named Lucky and two miniature horses named Estrella and Princessa,Some animals survived the shooting that lasted several hours but had to be euthanized because of the severity of their injuries, Rosas said.
Deputies who arrived on the scene could hear shots being fired, and a shelter-in-place was ordered for a five-mile radius.
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