A male slave has escaped and the hunt is on to return him to his owner. Sometimes there is enforced detention for the individual's good or for biting post-men. But this case is a sad reflection on the the nature of freedom and public acceptance of slavery.

Adelaide Zoo hoping keen-eyed public can spot escaped owl ... - ABC
www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-01/...owl-escape...zoo-staff.../8233124
11 hours ago - Have you seen this sooty owl? Adelaide Zoo staff are hoping keen-eyed members of the public can help locate Oscar, who flew the coop

So Nick if said Slave murders Mr Mouse or Mrs Bird does he become a murderer and face a life in "Prison"?

Only if the oppressed mouse or bird are property of the zoo. I'm not stupid. In the wild the laws of South Australia don't apply to the free residents. Of course by mistaken identity a free owl could be captured instead of the slave . Then a lengthy legal process must be endured to establish the facts. You know that.

nick
" I'm not stupid. In the wild the laws of South Australia don't apply to the free residents."

Oh Yeah?

Try being a rabbit or crow in SA.

Slave isn't the worst of it. The bird has been held since it was a fledgling...clearly a member of the stolen gen-owl-ation. It merely took flight in order to find its birth mother and reclaim its lost heritage.

Whatismore, calling it a SOOTY owl is an obvious dog-whistle to the racists in our midst.

NO there are no records of SA Police Officers arresting rabbits. You must be thinking of Victoria: " Alleged driver of stolen car ‘ran like rabbit’ before citizen’s arrest

MARGARET LINLEY, Geelong Advertiser
November 2, 2015 10:34am

“We were fortunate it didn’t result in serious injury or death,” Sgt Taylor said. Homeowners, Andrew and Kathleen Rawson said they heard a loud screech of brakes and a series of thuds. “That’s when I knew the car was stolen,’’ she said. “The little devil. They both ran like rabbits.”