2 found with dead wild animal
Orosi, CA (US)

Incident Date: Monday, Dec 26, 2011
County: Tulare

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged:
» Salvador Cortez
» Ruben Rodriguez

Two teenage men were arrested on suspicion of cruelty to animals Monday east of Orosi, the Tulare County Sheriff's Department reported.

Deputies were dispatched at about 4:40 p.m. to Boyds Drive and Avenue 416 after receiving reports of subjects shooting at animals from a moving vehicle.

A traffic stop was conducted after the vehicle was located and deputies found a firearm and a dead wild animal in the vehicle.

Salvador Cortez, 18, and Ruben Rodriguez, 19, did not have hunting licenses and were arrested.

The case is under investigation.

References

« CA State Animal Cruelty Map
« More cases in Tulare County, CA

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