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05/04/2006
Rabbit cruelty man sentenced
A man who threw a rabbit into an alligator pool at a zoo has been given a six-month suspended jail sentence.
Damien French, 20, was found guilty of animal cruelty at Llandudno Magistrates Court.
The court heard how French had taken the rabbit from a petting section at the Welsh Mountain Zoo in Colwyn Bay, north Wales, last October. He then dropped it into the alligator pool, where a large male alligator called Albert killed it.
Chairman of the Bench Alan Roberts said: "These are serious cases and deserve a custodial sentence.
"You will be committed to prison for a period of six months and that sentence will be suspended for a period of 12 months."
French was also placed under a 12-month supervision order and banned from keeping animals for 10 years.
(KMcA)
Damien French, 20, was found guilty of animal cruelty at Llandudno Magistrates Court.
The court heard how French had taken the rabbit from a petting section at the Welsh Mountain Zoo in Colwyn Bay, north Wales, last October. He then dropped it into the alligator pool, where a large male alligator called Albert killed it.
Chairman of the Bench Alan Roberts said: "These are serious cases and deserve a custodial sentence.
"You will be committed to prison for a period of six months and that sentence will be suspended for a period of 12 months."
French was also placed under a 12-month supervision order and banned from keeping animals for 10 years.
(KMcA)
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