DOCUMENT: Animals, College

(Dead) Animal House

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(Dead) Animal House

<p>A frat house spat triggered the microwave murder of a helpless Wisconsin parrot named Iago, according to this bizarre criminal complaint filed recently in Dane County. Angered by an e-mail sent by a Sigma Chi brother, University of Wisconsin student Chad Alvarez retaliated by nuking his buddy's pet bird. After noticing a peculiar odor in the kitchen, a frat house visitor tried to rescue the baked bird. Iago, alas, had left this mortal coil. The 23-year-old Alvarez,whose dad coaches the school's football team, is facing criminal charges that could land him in a cage for seven years. (4 pages)