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Robert Crosland smiles at his son Mario Crosland after Robert is found not guilty of animal cruelty, a crime, Friday, January 4, 2019, in Preston, Idaho. (Associated Press)
A jury said that an Idaho science teacher who had fed a dying puppy last year was not guilty of animal cruelty, according to reports.
Robert Crosland's two-day trial in Preston, a rural community in the southeastern part of the state, came to an end on Friday after a six-member jury delivered its verdict after 30 minutes of deliberation.
Students testified that they had seen the turtle-fed puppy in March, the Idaho Statesman reported. The puppy was entrusted to Crosland's son, Mario, by a farmer who had declared that he was sick and dying.
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thing. That's what has been so difficult to see all this because it's what I've learned all my life not to let the animal suffer, " said Crosland in a recorded interview presented at the trial.
The puppy was placed in the turtle aquarium. filled with water. He drowned before being eaten
The Crown argued that the puppy may not have been sick and that he could have survived. Crosland's lawyer stated that his client was concerned about the welfare of the animals.
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