Puerto Rico Debates 12-year Term for Animal Abuse
Coto Danica. "Puerto Rico Debates 12-year Term for Animal Abuse | Ajc.com." Atlanta News, Sports, Atlanta Weather, Business News | Ajc.com. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. <http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/puerto-rico-debates-12-744845.html>.
the 12 year prison sentence in Puerto Rico was recently challenged by a man who got it for dragging a horse behind his truck(?why? i don't know) saying that the law is too severe since even murder has a shorter penalty. this man says he will appeal for the term being unusual and cruel. he also says that since the horse didn't die that he shouldn't get the penalty. This law was made in august 2008 in response to people saying Puerto Rico was cruel to animals.
(the horse has recovered but has a limp and will not be able to be ridden ever again.
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