The pelican, 'Blue,' received more than 500 stitches after her pouch was slashed in an animal cruelty attack.
A Brown Pelican that was found in San Pedro with a slashed pouch was released back into the wild in San Pedro Thursday after undergoing weeks of treatment and receiving more than 500 stitches.The bird, nicknamed Blue, spread her wings and took flight to join other pelicans at White Point Park Thursday morning.
The 3- year-old pelican was nicknamed Blue in honor of a similarly injured pelican that was treated at the center a decade ago named Pink, who required about 600 stitches.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: San Pedro pelican found slashed in animal cruelty attack"We believe these are human caused. Evidence from the folks who did the surgery and looked at the pouch laceration said the way it was cut -- it looks like somebody was malicious and did this horrible act," Curtis said.
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