06-04-2018, 04:58 PM
The objecting student's mother filed a complaint. She thought it was highly inappropriate and a disgusting display of animal cruelty.
An investigation was launched and Brewton was cleared based on the fact that raccoons and possums are considered 'nuisance animals' and because Mr. Brewton did not act with malice.
The court found that Brewton “did not intend to torture or torment these nuisance animals,” and the killings are legal under state law, according to a four-page memo released Friday by Brad King, state attorney for Florida’s Fifth Judicial Circuit.
Brewton still faced a lot of backlash from animal lovers across the country though. He chose to resign early from teaching.
Story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/anim...6e98c8021b
An investigation was launched and Brewton was cleared based on the fact that raccoons and possums are considered 'nuisance animals' and because Mr. Brewton did not act with malice.
The court found that Brewton “did not intend to torture or torment these nuisance animals,” and the killings are legal under state law, according to a four-page memo released Friday by Brad King, state attorney for Florida’s Fifth Judicial Circuit.
Brewton still faced a lot of backlash from animal lovers across the country though. He chose to resign early from teaching.
Story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/anim...6e98c8021b