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Elderly Man Convicted for Turtle Cruelty | Montpelier News
A 78-year-old man in Hillsborough became the first person convicted under Florida’s new cruelty-to-wild-animals law after being caught stomping on and running over turtles with an off-road vehicle — leading to a $620 fine suspended for a year, though he’ll carry a criminal record. The arrest followed a sting operation using a decoy turtle, and while prosecutors could’ve pursued felony charges, they opted for misdemeanor penalties based on available evidence. Remarkably, the turtle he crushed survived and is recovering for release next spring — a rare case that underscores how seriously…
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