During Memorial Day weekend this year three sick individuals stole the beloved mama swan named Faye and her babies from their home in the town of Manlius.

Two of her babies were found at a store in shop city plaza, the remaining two babies were found at a residence on lilac street.

As we have been updated more and more through local news and authorities, the investigation determined that one of the individuals killed Faye and then later the perpetrator and their family ate her. 

this is beyond inhumane and it is us who can stand up for Faye and get her the justice she deserves. Please sign this petition to have authorities bring about the highest charges possible for killing this precious mama leaving her babies with no mother and her mate alone to grieve by himself. 

currently this is the information we have on the perpetrators;

Two juveniles, a 16-year-old from Syracuse and a 17-year-old from Syracuse, and 18-year-old Eman Hussan of Syracuse were arrested.

Grand Larceny 3rd Degree – D Felony
Criminal Mischief 2nd Degree – D Felony
Conspiracy 5th Degree – B Misdemeanor
Criminal Trespass 3rd Degree – A Misdemeanor

The two juveniles were released to their parents on appearance tickets and Hussan was taken to centralized arraignment to await his arraignment.

The highest charges possible need to be sought, who’s to say they wouldn’t do this to a human being if they did this to an innocent animal, that they had no right to go in take and then kill and eat. 

update from Syracuse.com

Syracuse, N.Y. - A co-owner of a store where two baby swans from the Manlius swan pond were found says the store didn’t know they were swans.

 
The co-owner of Black Friday Bins at 139 Shop City Plaza said on Facebook Tuesday night that two of four stolen baby swans were in their store. The co-owner said the store thought the swans were ducks or geese.

 
Three workers at the store were fired after it was discovered they brought in two of the four stolen baby swans to the store, the co-owner said.

update 5/31/2023 from Syracuse.com

”The three told police they came between midnight and three a.m. on Memorial Day and hopped the fence, said Sgt. Ken Hatter, a spokesperson for the Manlius Police. A black metal fence surrounds the pond on Route 92 (Fayette Street) in the center of the village.

 
 
Faye was nesting so they were able to hold her down and she didn’t fight back, Hatter said. They killed her at the pond.

 
 
The teens, who are friends who live near each other on Syracuse’s North Side and attend high school together, were unaware it was a swan, he said.

 
 
“They believed it was just a very large duck,” Hatter said. “They did not know it was a swan.”

 
 
They said they thought it was wild and were unaware it belonged to the village, Hatter said.

 
 
“They did not have any idea of the significance that the swans had on this community,” he said.

 
 
The teens took Faye home and ate her with family and friends on Memorial Day, he said.

 
 
The teens were hunting and one had a hunting license. The state Department of Environmental Conservation is investigating to see if more charges will be brought, he said.”

 

So let’s get this straight they thought it was okay to jump a fence to an enclosed area in a community to ‘hunt’ at 12-3am while the mother swan was nesting with her young, and one has a hunters license ?! But doesn’t know the difference between a duck and a swan, this is all just excuses and not acceptable.  

Eman Hussan needs to be tried as an adult and all involved should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law! 

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my sole purpose of this petition is to advocate for Faye and her babies and to push for Justice to be served and the individuals that committed this crime to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law possible.