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Man Sentenced for Monkey Torture Videos | Dayton News
A Cincinnati man got nine years in prison for orchestrating the torture and murder of baby monkeys—paying a contractor in Indonesia to film and sell graphic “animal crush videos” online. The Justice Department, partnering with the FBI and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, shut down the operation after a yearlong investigation, calling it heinous and a direct assault on animal welfare. Dryden, who profited from the suffering, will also face three years of supervised release. This case underscores how far-reaching federal enforcement is—and how seriously the law treats cruelty, no matter where…
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