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US Teacher Faces 6 Months in Jail for Feeding Live Puppy to Turtle In Front of Students

US Teacher Faces 6 Months in Jail for Feeding Live Puppy to Turtle In Front of Students
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A science teacher in Idaho, who fed a sick puppy to a turtle in front of his students, was accused of animal cruelty and faces a possible six-month prison sentence, as well as a fine of $5,000, if found guilty of misdemeanor.

US Teacher Faces 6 Months in Jail for Feeding Live Puppy to Turtle In Front of Students

Robert Crosland of Preston Junior High School was charged on Friday, after an investigation by the Idaho attorney general's office.

The school authorities said they're waiting for the verdict of the judges to decide on the teacher's future.

In early March, Crosland gathered a small group of students for a science ‘experiment' after classes, during which he fed a sick puppy to a huge snapping turtle in front of them.

The incident caused a huge public outcry and a petition, which labeled the teacher's actions "disgusting" and urged him to be fired, was launched online and quickly gathered the goal of 190,000 signatures.

The school insisted that the experiment was "not a part of any school-directed program", while the turtle was seized by the Idaho State Department of Agriculture and "humanely euthanized," as it is viewed as an invasive species by state authorities.

PETA's senior director of cruelty casework, Stephanie Bell, blasted the teacher, saying that "any youngster who witnessed cruelty in the classroom is now in desperate need of lessons about having empathy for other living beings."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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