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Los Angeles man arrested after serving BuzzBallz alcoholic drink to pet hawk

Posted on 2/25/26 at 8:48 am
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
19853 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 8:48 am
of course, he posted to social media




quote:

A convicted felon from Watts has been sentenced to 45 days in jail and 12 months of probation for posting video of himself pouring alcohol into a hawk’s mouth, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday.

CDFW officers began investigating after a YouTube video surfaced showing 25-year-old Cesar Gustavo Diaz feeding a BuzzBallz mixed cocktail to the bird. Investigators later determined that Diaz captured the young Cooper’s hawk at Amelia Mayberry Park in Whittier in June 2025.

“Hanging out with the homie,” read one still image from the video, according to the CDFW. “Hawk loves him some buzz ball,” another still stated.

Diaz allegedly released the hawk before wildlife officials could intervene, and its condition is unknown. He was already in custody on unrelated charges when prosecutors filed misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty and capturing wildlife in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Diaz pleaded no contest to the animal cruelty charge on Feb. 19.


https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/l-man-gave-alcohol-hawk-sentenced-animal-cruelty-rcna260572

Is that a joint in the bird's mouth in the first photo?





Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
74959 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 8:49 am to
Can't wait til that hawk kills something while flying under the influence.
Posted by LSUGrad9295
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2007
37320 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 8:52 am to
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Cesar Gustavo Diaz


You have to go back
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
90436 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 8:52 am to
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A convicted felon from Watts


Posted by hassan whiteside
Member since Dec 2021
583 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 8:53 am to
I am the first person in my bloodline to read that sentence
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
74959 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 8:54 am to
sorry for partying?
Posted by Harry Caray
Denial
Member since Aug 2009
20923 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 8:54 am to
quote:

Is that a joint in the bird's mouth in the first photo?

Posted by GeauxtigersMs36
The coast
Member since Jan 2018
12798 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 8:59 am to
My dog likes bourbon. Every time I get up he gets him some.
Posted by NFLSU
Screwston, Texas
Member since Oct 2014
20002 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 9:17 am to
I’ve always wondered who drinks that shite.
Posted by jaytothen
Member since Jan 2020
8543 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 9:18 am to
Posted by weaveballs1
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2010
3370 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 9:19 am to
I don't see how you can rule this as animal cruelty, the hawk is clearly having a great time.
Posted by jbgleason
Bailed out of BTR to God's Country
Member since Mar 2012
19962 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 9:37 am to
I have a buddy who has a French Bulldog. There is a bowl sitting next to his chair. Every time he pops a beer the dog comes running and he pours about a quarter of the can in the bowl and they drink together. By the fourth quarter of the football game those two are always passed out.

I guess they would charge him too? It’s not like the guy forced the bird to drink.
Posted by rd280z
Richmond
Member since Jan 2007
2482 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 9:40 am to
It sure looks like a joint in his mouth. We did that with Venus Fly Traps many moons ago while partying,
Posted by andwesway
Zachary, LA
Member since Jun 2016
2990 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 9:43 am to
They need to leave Cesar and Hank alone.
Posted by dyslexiateechur
Louisiana
Member since Jan 2009
36163 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 9:46 am to
Alcohol is terrible for a dog’s liver.
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
19853 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 11:03 am to
quote:

Can't wait til that hawk kills something while flying under the influence.


BuzzBallz and a joint? That bird ain't getting off the ground.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
134101 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 11:47 am to
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Alcohol is terrible for a dog’s liver.


Don't they eat poop, vomit, and all manner of dead gross things?
Posted by cajuntiger1010
Member since Jan 2015
14083 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 7:25 pm to
Crazy how legally protected Birds of Prey are….


Posted by awestruck
Member since Jan 2015
14076 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 7:32 pm to
quote:

BuzzBallz and a joint?
That bird's flying high.
Posted by Lush
Nola
Member since Jul 2023
1208 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 8:11 pm to
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