An unidentified suspect broke into a poultry plant near Fresno, Calif. on Sept. 19 and allegedly bashed nearly 1,000 chickens to death with a golf club, according to police.

Via KMPH 26:

"In law enforcement we see bad things all the time, but this is beyond comprehension, that people could take so much time to do this," Deputy Chris Curtice of the Fresno County Sheriff's Department told Fox station KMPH. "This is sick. Whoever did this is a sick individual. This is psychopathic behavior."

The suspect bashed the heads in of 920 chickens in a poultry plant that holds 21,000 chickens. No word on how many chickens witnessed the massacre. Some chickens who were in the same coop survived—barely, KMPH reports.

Foster Farms, the site of the incident, has released a statement regarding the animal violence, saying: "The perpetrator committed an unconscionable act of animal cruelty... It is the express policy of Foster Farms to treat its birds humanely and with compassion." The farm has offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the chicken killer.

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