Idaho teacher who fed puppy to snapping turtle acquitted of animal cruelty

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/05/idaho-teacher-fed-puppy-snapping-turtle-not-guilty-animal-cruelty/2490943002/

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I probably would have voted guilty if I were on the jury.

What about if you were on the jury? How would you have voted?

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Reading the article makes it clear the puppy was dying and the teacher wished to both put it down and feed his reptile, it's weird but I see no reason to charge the guy with a crime

There are far more humane ways of putting a sick animal down than feeding it to another animal while it is still alive.