Iggy the iguana
September 7th, 2006 by admin
An iguana in Broward County narrowly escaped serious injury recently when someone shot him with a crossbow arrow.
The arrow was removed from the iguana’s back, and the animal appears to be O.K.
The Sun-Sentinel reported that the perpetrator, if caught, could face charges of felony animal cruelty.
People who live along the South Fork Middle River have grown to enjoy their new 6-foot-long neighbor (who they have named Iggy). One resident told the paper, “If you plant a petunia and an iguana eats it, then people should plant something else. A lot of people think they are pests but that doesn’t give people the right to shoot at them.”
Please call the Wilton Manors Police Department at (954) 828-5700 and urge them to thoroughly investigate the incident.
Write a letter to the editor of the Sun-Sentinel (click here).
Visit our website for more information about iguanas, including non-lethal ways to discourage iguanas from becoming a nuisance.