Roadrunner zips past several Saguaro cactus plants, which are native to the Sonoran desert that spans parts of the American southwest and northern Mexico.
The title refers to the barbaric act of tarring and feathering which is a physical punishment, used to enforce unofficial justice used in feudal Europe and its colonies in the early modern period, as well as the early American frontier.
Acme, the WB vendor of choice, appears to have entered the transportation business in this short.