Dead skunks found with 'Obama Stinks' sign in Connecticut

FAIRFIELD, Calif., March 11 (UPI) -- Police in Connecticut are investigating after a pair of dead skunks were found with a sign reading, "Obama Stinks."

Fairfield police said one skunk was nailed to a telephone pole with the sign, which also bore a U.S. flag altered so the stars were replaced with a sickle, and the other skunk was found at the base of the pole.

"We got calls. A lot of people had seen it prior to us getting notified and I think they were concerned there was some sort of threat against the president," Fairfield Police Chief Gary MacNamara told WTNH-TV.

The chief said police notified the Secret Service.

"Anytime the president of the United States is mentioned in something like that we want to make sure they are at least aware of it," MacNamara said.

He said police are investigating the discovery.

"It's really a cruel and inhuman act, whether or not you have political views or not certainly killing animals and displaying them this way to get a message across is inappropriate it's cruel it's illegal frankly we want to find out who did it and prosecute them for it," MacNamara said.

The Humane Society of the United States is offering a $5,000 reward for information about the person or people behind the skunk killings.