EAGAN, Minn. (AP) An Eagan man is spending 30 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to tearing the head off his girlfriend's pet parakeet.

Nathan David Andersen pleaded guilty to felony animal cruelty and also had to pay 177 dollars in fines. He'll serve two years probation and submit to a chemical dependency evaluation.

Court documents say the 25-year-old Andersen attacked the bird in November in a jealous rage after suspecting his girlfriend of an affair.

Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom called the sentence a significant penalty.

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