Two women jailed for torturing and killing pet parrot in Carlisle

Tracy Dixon and Nicola Bradley put oven cleaner and paint on friend's bird and threw it in tumble dryer

Two women who tortured and killed a friend's pet parrot during a lengthy drinking session have been jailed by a judge who described their cruelty as beyond comprehension".

A court heard that Tracy Dixon, 47, and Nicola Bradley, 35, sprayed Sparky the female African grey parrot with Mr Muscle oven cleaner, daubed it with gloss paint and tried to feed it to a dog. They later threw it in a tumble dryer that was turned on.