AR-News: (US MS) Man indicted for cruelty in 'hog-dog' rodeo case

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

Picayune Item
By Jason Niblett/Item Staff Writer
Saturday, June 12, 2004 5:19 PM CDT


POPLARVILLE - A Poplarville man was arrested on two charges relating to 
operating a "hog-dog" rodeo.

The Pearl River County Grand Jury indicted Frankie Wheat, 44, of 279 Mitchell 
Chapel Rd., with an animal cruelty felony charge and a related count of 
charging money for admission to the illegal events. 
The indictment, a violation of Mississippi Code Section 97-41-15, reads, 
"about the 10th day of April, 2004, (Wheat) did wilfully, maliciously, unlawfully 
and feloniously and out of the spirit of wanton cruelty, maim, wound, and 
injure livestock. . . "

Count two reads, ". . . did wilfully, unlawfully and knowingly own, manage 
and receive money for the admission of other persons to a place, 279 Mitchell 
Chapel Road, Poplarville, . . . , kept and used by him for the purposes of 
conducting 'hog-dog' rodeos where animals to-wit: hogs, were tormented and 
tortured. . ." 

A felony conviction for the animal cruelty charges could carry between 12 
months and five years in prison, full restitution, and fines of up to $10,000.

The indictment comes just after the People for the Ethical Treatment of 
Animals (PETA) released a document claiming that Pearl River County law enforcement 
agencies were ignoring the charges. 

full story:
http://www.picayuneitem.com/articles/2004/06/13/news/01hogdog.txt 

********************************************************
For many more news items that Animalconcerns 
volunteers have entered on the site
click here > More Latest News Headlines.
Forum (discussion board), Events, E-Mail Lists, Jobs, and
Organizations!
To subscribe to AR-News, please visit www.AR-News.org
**************************************************
Ostrasize hunters and trappers from your social life. Don't patronize stores 
and services owned by hunters and trappers. -Edward F. Dolan
/\  /\ 
>' .' <
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.envirolink.org/pipermail/ar-news/attachments/20040612/5e6a077b/attachment.html