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Case #15795 Rating: 1.0 out of 5
Unlawful possession of bobcats, animal neglect
Clarinda, IA (US)Incident Date: Thursday, Aug 20, 2009
County: Page
Disposition: Convicted
Defendant/Suspect: Richard Leo Muff, Sr.
A Clarinda man has pled guilty to two counts of unlawful possession/transportation of bobcat kittens and animal neglect.
Richard Leo Muff Sr., 59, paid fines totaling $700 plus costs for taking two young bobcats from the wild. In addition to the fines, Muff was ordered to pay $400 in liquidated damages on the bobcats and to pay restitution to a wildlife rehabilitator.
When DNR conservation officers seized the kittens at Muff’s residence in August, the teeth and claws of both animals had been filed down. The kittens are with a wildlife rehabilitator now having sustained massive bruising and swelling to their mouths from the filing. Both kittens also sustained nerve damage to their canine and incisor teeth.
Muff was already under suspension for hunting violations occurring in the fall of 2008 when the bobcats were seized from his residence last month. His hunting and furharvesting privileges have been suspended until March 2012 and he is not to be present when hunting and furharvesting activities are occurring. References |
