課上拿小狗喂齧龜的美國教師被判無罪
A southeast Idaho teacher accused of feeding a live puppy to a snapping turtle in front of students has been acquitted of misdemeanor animal cruelty.
愛達荷州東南部的普雷斯頓鎮的一名教師,被控在學生面前把一隻活的小狗餵給一隻齧龜,結果被判虐待動物罪不成立。Media outlets report a Franklin County jury found Robert Crosland not guilty last Friday after deliberating for about 30 minutes.
媒體報道稱,上週五,在經過大約30分鐘的商議之後,富蘭克林縣的一個陪審團認定羅伯特·克羅斯蘭無罪。The charge was filed in June after allegations surfaced that Crosland put the puppy into an aquarium with a turtle at Preston Junior High in March.
這項指控是在去年6月提出的,當時有指控稱克羅斯蘭去年3月在普雷斯頓初中把這隻小狗和一隻烏龜一起放進水族館。
Crosland pleaded not guilty in July.
克羅斯蘭在7月的時候表態不認罪。During trial the jury heard Crosland say in a recorded interview with investigators that he thought he was doing the right thing because the puppy was sick and likely to die.
在此次審判中,陪審團聽到克羅斯蘭在接受調查人員的採訪錄音中表示,他認爲自己做的是對的,因爲這隻小狗當時已經重病了,可能會死亡。The state Department of Agriculture euthanized the turtle, which Crosland owned. It was an invasive species in Idaho, and he didn't have a permit for it.
美國農業部對克羅斯蘭的這隻烏龜實施了安樂死。這隻烏龜是愛達荷州的入侵物種,克羅斯蘭沒有獲得許可來飼養它。