Posted on 04/05/2019 10:21:58 AM PDT by tired&retired
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) - A New Hanover County man was arrested on animal cruelty charges after he allegedly failed to provide fresh water and food to his pet fish and abandoned it after he was evicted from his home last month.
Michael Ray Hinson, 53, was taken into custody on Wednesday and charged with three counts of misdemeanor cruelty to animals and one count of abandonment of an animal. He was given a $4,000 unsecured bond and later released from jail.
When deputies seized the fish, it appeared to be malnourished and suffering from hole in the head disease which is caused by poor water quality and lack of food.
“But this is a life just like any dog or cat,” Brewer added. “If you harm or neglect an animal in New Hanover County, we are coming for you.”
I’ve abandoned all the fish in my pond and creek for months at a time. Thousands of them... Uh Oh.
What about Oscar Madison’s pet fly “Saul”? :)
Should have abandoned a new born baby . . . then he’d escape all punishment. Isn’t this wonderful country?/sarc
And I have abandoned rabbit’s, skunks and deer in my yard...
Notice how these delusional liberal filth worship animals, but also demand human child sacrifices in the form of abortion?
But kill all the human animals you want
“If you harm or neglect an animal in New Hanover County, we are coming for you.” (But we’ll help you dispose of that bucket of aborted baby parts.)
“Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep for ever...” Thomas Jefferson, 1781
It’s crazy all that’s going on.
Are we insane or what?
“But this is a life just like any dog or cat,” Brewer added. “If you harm or neglect an animal in New Hanover County, we are coming for you.”
But, they can kill all the babies they want and get a pat on the back for doing it. Maybe we’re nearing the end of civilization.
leftard environmentalism = intrinsic value of nature and devaluation of man as an enemy of nature
+1000
Sheer insanity.
I like animals and I think people should take care of them.
BUT this is beyond anything.
And in the meantime criminals who murdered people are walking on the streets free.
I hope they don’t find out about the cockroaches I left behind in my first apartment.
Always, ALWAYS, kill pet fish before you move.
If the man was locked out of the house, he can't be responsible because, but for the lockout, he would have been able to care for his "wet pet".
I don't think we know the whole story yet.
Man, some places are really big on kicking you when you’re down.
I suspect that this is the local law enforcement doing their own version of getting Capone on tax evasion.
Cross the law, and they’ll get you - one way or the other.
Seems to be the law now. He’s being punished for violation of the “Failure to Flush” law.
Every prosecution for the next few years needs to be compared to the lack of prosecution of Jussie Smollett. Lawyers should argue it to judges and juries at every opportunity, in addition to the standard defense arguments.
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