Golfer charged in hawk killing

PGA golfer Tripp Isenhour was charged with cruelty to animals for allegedly killing a protected migratory hawk on purpose - with a deadly accurate drive. Isenhour allegedly teed off at the bird as it shrieked while circling over an Orlando course just as the golfer was trying to tape a segment for a television program. Isenhour was charged in Orlando on Wednesday with cruelty to animals and killing a migratory bird, misdemeanors that carry a maximum penalty of 14 months in jail and $1,500 in fines. Source: San Francisco Chronicle