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June 13, 2006
Teen Charged For Snake Mercy Killing
Posted by Dave Blount at June 13, 2006 4:41 PM
Oregon is at the cutting edge of assisted suicide for humans, but don't try putting a crippled snake out of its misery, or you might end up like 13-year-old Richard Cornwell, who faced a Class C felony charge of animal cruelty for humanely ending the suffering of a garden snake that had been run over by a car.
Girls in his Dundee, Oregon neighborhood turned him in for this crime. After a month charges were dropped, but not until his family had been forced to hire a criminal defense attorney.
Said Richard's mom, Terry:
This is ridiculous. If you're going to charge him, then fly strips should be illegal. And what about mousetraps?
Hopefully she didn't give the ASPCA any ideas they aren't already working toward.
Hat tip: Wiggins
If it's not finished dying, you'd better not help it.
