美國一名教師因拿幼犬喂鱷龜而遭到起訴

An American schoolteacher has been charged after allegedly feeding a sick puppy to a snapping turtle in front of his students.

在學生面前用一隻生病的小狗喂一隻鱷龜之後，一名美國教師已經遭到了指控。

Robert Crosland, who teaches in Preston, Idaho, was charged with misdemeanour animal cruelty.

這名在愛達荷州普雷斯頓任教、名叫羅伯特·克羅斯蘭德的教師被指控虐待動物。

After the incident in March the turtle was "humanely euthanized" as it is considered an invasive species.

該事件在今年三月發生後，那隻鱷龜因被認爲是一種入侵物種而被“安樂死”。

Mr Crosland could be jailed for up to six months and fined up to USD 5,000 if convicted.

如果定罪，克羅斯蘭德先生可能被判入獄六個月，最高可被罰款5000美元。

The incident sparked rival petitions for and against Mr Crosland, who has taught at Preston Junior High School for a number of years.

這起事件引發了人們對克拉斯蘭德先生的兩方對立的請願。他曾在普雷斯頓中學任教多年。

One calling for him to be fired and asking "Do we really want teachers killing living animals in front of impressionable junior high students?" has attracted nearly 190,000 signatures.

一個呼籲將其解僱的聲音發問道：“我們真的想讓老師在易受影響的初中生面前活生生的殺死動物嗎？”該呼籲吸引了近19萬個簽名。

A counter "We Support Crosland" petition urging people "to show our support for the man that taught us science in a new way and truly loves his job" so far has attracted more than 3,700 signatures, many from colleagues, ex-students and members of the local community.

然而，一個名叫“我們支持克拉斯蘭德”的請願則呼籲人們“支持這位以新的方式向我們展示科學教育並真正熱愛他的工作的男子”，該呼籲迄今爲止已吸引了超過3700個簽名，其中許多來自克拉斯蘭德的同事、前學生和當地社區的成員。

Some of his supporters say the puppy was dying and it was the right thing to do.

他的一些支持者表示，那隻小狗當時已經奄奄一息，這麼做是沒什麼問題的。