article_snippet.sent: At a press conference Thursday, Queensland Police Minister Jo-Ann Miller described the discovery of the carcasses, which followed a tip-off from a member of the public, as sickening.
article_snippet.sent: What I believe has happened here
article_snippet.sent: The people who have perpetrated this crime, to me, are oxygen thieves, The people who have perpetrated this crime, to me are cowards and The people who have perpetrated this crime, to me are pathetic.
article_snippet.sent: Detective Superintendent Mark Ainsworth said the crime scene was "nothing short of abhorrent."
article_snippet.sent: However I will comment that a number of spent .22 cartridge shells were found in the vicinity.
article_snippet.sent: Detective Superintendent Mark Ainsworth said there had been a number of bushfires in the area surrounding the dumping site, which would also be factored into the investigation.
article_snippet.sent: But that's really all we know.
article_snippet.sent: CNN's Chieu Luu contributed to the ABC report.