|
Man held for dumping pet bodies
24/02/2007 13:13 - (SA)
Morgantown - A man working for a pet crematorium has been charged with dumping the bodies of dozens of dead dogs, cats and other animals in the woods.
More than 70 carcasses were found on land in the George Washington and Jefferson national forests in boxes and bags, some with intravenous tubes and other medical equipment attached to their bodies.
Ronald Lee Henry Jr, 39, was indicted this week on a federal charge of wilful depredation of American federal land. He faces 10 years in prison and a $250 000 (about R1.75m) fine if convicted.
"Instead of burying or cremating the dear little darlings, he was dumping them alongside the road," said Hardy county sheriff Robert Ferrell.
Henry was working as a subcontractor for Family Pet Cremations in Chantilly, Virginia, when the dumping occurred in December 2005.
Company owner Russell D Harman would not comment on the indictment.
JoBeth Brown, a spokesperson for the US forest service in Roanoke, Virginia, also declined to comment on Friday.
- AP
|
News
