Father and daughter shot and killed after being mistaken for deer

- South Carolina, USA -

On New Year’s Day 9-year-old Lauren Drawdy and her father, 30-year-old Kim Drawdy (both pictured below), were killed after being shot while hunting deer near their home on Barracada Road in Walterboro.

The two were shot by hunters who mistook them for deer.

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) said that a group of four hunters was driving deer (when a group of hunters walks toward the animas to move them) and that’s when father and daughter were shot and killed.

The agency is investigating the shooting and therefore further details were not released.

Colleton County Coroner Richard Harvey said an autopsy will be performed at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Authorities have not said if any arrests have been made or if charges will be filed.

New Year’s Day was the last day of the hunting season in South Carolina.

According to The Associated Press, South Carolina saw 16 hunting accidents in 2019.

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Farmer shoots his own cattle left burned in bushfires

- New South Wales, Australia -

Many of us are aware of the bushfires that are still raging on in Australia and they don’t spare anyone, especially animals unable to find shelter.

46-year-old Steve Shipton is a farmer who lives in Coolagolite on the far south coast of New South Wales.

He has a farm in the area and owns many cows. He recently made headlines after he shot 20 of them after the bushfires left them injured.

Reportedly, the cows were seen suffering from the burns.

7news.com.au reports that Shipton estimates he lost about a tenth of his 250-odd head of cattle, including his favorite dairy cow.

7news.com.au also reports that most of the cattle had been where Shipton thought would be safe - on dirt with a feed rack - but the animals "obviously panicked".

On Wednesday, January 1, a vet assessed which would survive and which needed to be euthanized. So, it seems that Shipton had no other choice but to resort to mercy killing, according to The Daily Mail.

The shooting of the cattle was witnessed by his fellow farmers Peter Mercieca and Bernie Smith.

According to The Daily Mail, “An estimated 480milion animals have also perished in the blazes, which have affected various areas across all states since October.”

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BUSTED! JULIE MILLER tried to pass her dog’s pee as her own to pass drug test

- Kentucky, USA -

Pineville Police Department’s press release states that on Monday, December 30, Pineville Officer Michael Smith was dispatched to the Bell County Probation and Parole Office to speak with Officer Stewart.

Officer Smith learned that 40-year-old JULIE MILLER (pictured below), was at the office for her regular probation visit.

As a part of her supervision, MILLER was asked for a drug screen and knowing she would have failed the drug test, she snuck in a sample of her dog’s urine in an attempt to pass it off as her own to probation and parole officers.

She said her test would show she had used methamphetamine and Suboxone.

JULIE MILLER was arrested and lodged in the Bell County Detention Center charged with tampering with physical evidence.

It’s unknown what happened to the dog.

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