The dismembered remains of three farm animals whose deaths officials believe could have been “religious in nature” were found Wednesday morning on the campus of the University of Rochester in New York.
The Humane Society of Greater Rochester was called to remove the body parts of two goats and a chicken discovered dead and butchered on the university’s campus outside Eastman Dental, a clinical arm of the post-doctoral Eastman Institute for Oral Health, an institute spokeswoman told USA TODAY.
An initial investigation led officials to believe the animals’ death and dismemberment took place elsewhere, Institute Director Eli Eliav said in a Thursday message to employees provided to USA TODAY.