課上拿小狗喂齧龜的美國教師被判無罪

A southeast Idaho teacher accused of feeding a live puppy to a snapping turtle in front of students has been acquitted of misdemeanor animal cruelty.

愛達荷州東南部的普雷斯頓鎮的一名教師，被控在學生面前把一隻活的小狗餵給一隻齧龜，結果被判虐待動物罪不成立。

Media outlets report a Franklin County jury found Robert Crosland not guilty last Friday after deliberating for about 30 minutes.

媒體報道稱，上週五，在經過大約30分鐘的商議之後，富蘭克林縣的一個陪審團認定羅伯特·克羅斯蘭無罪。

The charge was filed in June after allegations surfaced that Crosland put the puppy into an aquarium with a turtle at Preston Junior High in March.

這項指控是在去年6月提出的，當時有指控稱克羅斯蘭去年3月在普雷斯頓初中把這隻小狗和一隻烏龜一起放進水族館。

Crosland pleaded not guilty in July.

克羅斯蘭在7月的時候表態不認罪。

During trial the jury heard Crosland say in a recorded interview with investigators that he thought he was doing the right thing because the puppy was sick and likely to die.

在此次審判中，陪審團聽到克羅斯蘭在接受調查人員的採訪錄音中表示，他認爲自己做的是對的，因爲這隻小狗當時已經重病了，可能會死亡。

The state Department of Agriculture euthanized the turtle, which Crosland owned. It was an invasive species in Idaho, and he didn't have a permit for it.

美國農業部對克羅斯蘭的這隻烏龜實施了安樂死。這隻烏龜是愛達荷州的入侵物種，克羅斯蘭沒有獲得許可來飼養它。