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US teacher 'who fed sick puppy to snapping turtle' charged

US teacher 'who fed sick puppy to snapping turtle' charged

By Semi Turaga
03/06/2018
A file image of a snapping turtle. The reptile in Idaho was "humanely euthanized" [Photo: BBC]

An American schoolteacher has been charged after allegedly feeding a sick puppy to a snapping turtle in front of his students.

Robert Crosland, who teaches in Preston, Idaho, was charged with misdemeanour animal cruelty.

After the incident in March the turtle was "humanely euthanized" as it is considered an invasive species.

The incident sparked rival petitions for and against Crosland, who has taught at Preston Junior High School for a number of years.

Source: BBC

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