MADISON, Wis. A University of Wisconsin student was charged on Thursday with cooking a parrot alive in a microwave oven, apparently to get revenge against a fellow- student. Chad Alvarez, 23, son of the school's football coach Barry Alvarez, was charged with one count of intentional mistreatment of an animal resulting in death and was ordered to return to Dade county circuit court for a hearing on June 1. Investigators said Alvarez may have acted because of a dispute with the parrot's owner over an E-mail chain letter.

If convicted he could be fined $10,000 and sentenced to two years in jail. (Reuter)