Guinea Pig Parachute Won't Lead To Cruelty Charges
19-Year-Old Already Paid Civil Fine
POSTED: 11:10 am EDT May 25, 2005
UPDATED: 12:52 pm EDT May 25, 2005
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A judge has dismissed an animal cruelty charge against an Indiana University student.David Feldscott, 19, taped a parachute to a guinea pig and dropped it out an eighth-floor dorm window in December.The judge dropped the charge since Feldscott had already paid a $500 civil fine to animal control officers.Feldscott and some other students said they intended to retrieve the animal when it reached the ground, but it got stuck in a tree instead.The guinea pig was rescued and taken to the Bloomington animal shelter, where employees named it Noel in honor of the holiday season.
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