(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of KDKA-TV, CBS Pittsburgh, Posted on Facebook on March 4th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Greensburg, PA) A man from Hempfield is now facing animal cruelty charges after police said he brought an injured parakeet to a bar in Greensburg. It was the night of February 21st, 2026, when Greensburg police stated that the injured bird traveled in a man’s pocket to Callaghan’s Bar on South Main Street. In court documents, police said the man, 40-year-old Timothy Grace, “appeared extremely intoxicated,” struggled to keep his eyes open and slurred his speech. He also claimed the bird was his. The bird that he brought was a budgie, which is a type of parakeet. However, due to Grace’s state and the condition of the budgie, the officer reached out to PEARL Parrot Rescue in the Pittsburgh area, who helped bring the budgie to emergency care at Avets in Monroeville. Police stated that the parakeet was given antibiotics and a splint was put on its broken leg at the hospital and they also confirmed that Grace claimed the bird consumed marijuana and beer daily. Grace is charged with aggravated animal cruelty, transporting animals in a cruel manner and related offenses.