I'm guessing the Netherlands TV company that shot a sparrow that flew into its studio and knocked over 23,000 dominoes is now wishing it hadn't.

For one thing, the guy who pulled the trigger is getting death threats of his own.

A Dutch radio station is offering big bucks to anyone who breaks into the studio and knocks over the nearly four million dominoes that have been set up for an attempt at a world record on Friday.

Charges may be laid, as house sparrows are endangered in the Netherlands.

The rationalization from an AP story on Yahoo! News:

"That bird was flying around and knocking over a lot of dominoes. More than 100 people from 12 countries had worked for more than a month setting them up," said Endemol spokesman Jeroen van Waardenberg.

He said the company was considering some kind of memorial or mention for the dead bird during the television broadcast Friday.

Dorland, the animal protection group spokesman, scoffed.

"I think they were awfully fast to pull out a rifle. If a person started knocking over a few dominoes they wouldn't shoot him would they?"