Decapitated Chickens Found In Great River Beach: SPCA

GREAT RIVER, NY - Six decapitated chickens were found at a beach in Great River last week, according to the Suffolk County SPCA.

On Thursday, officers discovered that the chickens were left in a wicker basket covered with a blue fabric and surrounded with grain, fruit and candles by West Brook Pond by Montauk Highway.

Suffolk County SPCA consulted with an expert who confirmed that this is a ritualistic sacrifice or offering to Yemaya, the Goddess of the Ocean and involves dismemberment of chickens.

A $1,000 reward is being offered by the Suffolk County SPCA for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for this illegal inhumane act of animal cruelty.

Check out photos from the scene below (warning graphic):

Photos: SCPA

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