An Everett man is facing eight felony charges after neighbors reported him for shooting birds and squirrels around his property, and in one instance, shooting and seriously injuring a neighbor's cat. Blayne M. Perez faces seven charges of first-degree animal cruelty and one charge of first-degree malicious mischief. The charges stem from a neighbor's report to Everett police in January 2022 that Perez shot birds and squirrels and then displayed the dead animals around his property. Perez told law enforcement he displayed the carcasses in an attempt to keep the animals away from his home. A Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officer went to the neighborhood and observed Perez shooting into trees and into the sky from his property. Police served a search warrant on his home in February 2022 and found many animal carcasses on display. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/everett/animal-cruelty-charges-everett-man-shot-birds-squirrels-cat/281-4cbc41a3-1604-4e2c-a5dc-2d40d0e782ef