She faces up to two years in prison if convicted
(NEWSER) - A Brooklyn teenager has been arrested and charged with animal cruelty for slamming her little brother's pet hamster to the floor, killing it instantly, according to authorities. Monique Smith faces up to two years in prison if convicted of the charges. Anti-cruelty laws apply to creatures of all sizes, noted a spokesman for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. “It may be a fish, it may be a hamster, it may not be the type of a pet that people commonly hold dear,” he told the New York Times . “But to the people who own them, they are.” More»
