with video: 'Saturday Night Live' skit takes off on parrot attack

Posted on Mon, Sep 27, 2010 : 3:13 p.m.

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A local case in which a man is charged with animal torture over an accusation that he violently shook his pet parrot has apparently become fodder for "Saturday Night Live."

As part of the "Weekend Update" news spoof on Saturday's show, guest host Amy Poehler did a brief bit on an incident in Michigan in which a man "got into a fight with his pet parrot."

The parrot bit was part of the show's fifth segment, starting just after the 38:00 mark. This video clip jumps right to it:

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