Mutilated chickens, cows, rabbits and lambs have been found throughout the California capital city in the last three months. Investigators don’t know if they’re looking at a spurt of animal sacrifices, or a copy-cat seeking attention.
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With no hint of where the decapitated animals are coming from, city officials say there's no telling when they'll stop either.
Beginning late last year with the grisly discovery of a cow's head in Reichmuth Park, another cow's head was located just days later a few miles away at Garcia Bend Park.
Headless chickens were then spotted in Old City Cemetery. Maintenance workers who found them were baffled, but discarded the animals and continued their work, Gina Knepp, head of the city's Animal Care Services told BuzzFeed News.
But more decapitated animals would be found, and the gruesome discoveries would come more often, unnerving residents, stumping officials and raising speculation of who is behind it.
"Even if it's an animal sacrifice as a religious practice, though it may be legal, it's still required that it's done in a humane way," Knepp said.
“We’re hoping we don’t get anything today,” Knepp said after animals were found on three consecutive days this week. “I can’t keep up with my workload.”
Sacramento Animal Care Services
Soon, the animals began to garner the attention of local newscasts and speculation of what might be behind it all.
"At this point we're expecting someone will give us some sort of tip that leads to an arrest or an explanation at least," Knepp said. "It could be Afro-Caribbean religious practices, or it could be someone is just insane."
Though Santeria, the practice of animal sacrifice, is not known to be prevalent in the city or Northern California, Knepp said officials are considering it as a possibility.
On March 2, several decapitated chickens were found with bloodied dollar bills and cornmeal cake. The following day, a decapitated rabbit and chickens were found with tea lights.
The feet of the chickens were sliced off, and stuffed in the birds' chest cavity.
With the number of incidents increasing, and details of the finds fueling bewilderment, much of the speculation has centered around possible animal sacrifices.
Miguel De La Torre, a professor of theology, social ethics and latino studies at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, said the incidents don't appear like known religious practices.
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