The city of Bloomington and it's residents grieve today at the tragic killing of their beloved local turkey Penny. Penny has been living amongst the businesses and residents of the city of Bloomington for quite some time. Her visits have brought joy to everyone who knew her. To everyone's horror today the DNR decided she was becoming aggressive and killed Penny.

We the citizens of MN are sick and tired of seeing wild animals being killed because they dare live in populated areas. Penny was a threat to no one and her death was unreasonable and cruel. We ask the MN DNR to reevaluate it's policies in situations like Penny, and ask that the Conservation Officer involved is questioned to determine if this decision was justified to DNR standards. We cannot bring Penny back, but we can make sure that you know that we are hurt, sad, and angry. What happened to her was wrong and we want to be sure it does not happen again.