PetSmart Employee Reports Dead Rabbit Left at Store's Front Door

The employee also reported a liquid substance had been thrown onto one of the store's front windows.

A PetSmart employee recently reported a liquid substance that appeared to be chili or soup had been thrown onto one of the store's front windows. That incident, reported to the Barrow County Sheriff's Office on Feb. 9, 2012, followed another in which a dead rabbit with a gunshot wound to its head was found outside the store's front door.  The complainant asked that the incidents be documented in the event others occur and requested extra patrol during night time hours in light of the recent vandalism. 

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