Dead ducks headed to lab after found floating in pond

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) – About 20 dead ducks will be taken to a state lab in Hopkinsville after they were found floating in a pond.

The Daily News of Bowling Green reports (http://bit.ly/1GyrMfI ) the dead mallard ducks were discovered Wednesday afternoon.

Jessica Fulkerson, who is an adoption counselor for the Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society, says they received a call from someone who saw the dead ducks floating in the pond.

Fulkerson says they then contacted the health department and state Fish and Wildlife officers.

Officials say three slightly sickly looking ducks were rescued and taken to an animal hospital.

Fulkerson says a volunteer will transport the dead animals to the lab for testing.

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Information from: Daily News, http://www.bgdailynews.com

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