Duck gets order of protection...

(I wish I was making this stuff up...)

A pet duck named Circles, shot and wounded by a neighbor with a pellet gun, has received an order of protection to keep it safe, the first duck in New York state to benefit from such an order. Circles, a white, yellow-billed duck, was treated by a vet and survived.

The neighbor was charged with animal cruelty. At the attacker's arraignment on Thursday, Circles' owners received an order of protection.

"It's the first case that I know of in this area where a duck got an order of protection, said Michelle Auletta, prosecutor at the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office.

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