> GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — An 81-year-old Montana man was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for illegally using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and the U.S. to create hybrid sheep for captive trophy hunting in Texas and Minnesota.
> U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris said he struggled to come up with a sentence for Arthur “Jack” Schubarth of Vaughn, Montana. He said he weighed Schubarth’s age and lack of a criminal record with a sentence that would deter anyone else from trying to “change the genetic makeup of the creatures” on the earth.
smthngwyrd on
Interesting. There’s probably a lot of this going on that we don’t know about
Cykul on
This has got to be the coolest crime of the century.
yParticle on
That’s just good animal husbandry. We’ve been doing similar for centuries.
NinjaLanternShark on
I understand tight livestock regulations when it comes to importing potential infections, or the release of invasive species that threaten native plant or animal populations.
I also understand the need/right of the government to tax goods imported and/or sold and to clamp down on grey/black market trade.
Outside of that… not sure what dude did wrong.
Durumbuzafeju on
What law did they use to sentence him? It is totally legal to breed sheep anywhere.b
Fake_William_Shatner on
Prison for breeding sheep? I’m tired of this kink shaming!
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> GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — An 81-year-old Montana man was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for illegally using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and the U.S. to create hybrid sheep for captive trophy hunting in Texas and Minnesota.
> U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris said he struggled to come up with a sentence for Arthur “Jack” Schubarth of Vaughn, Montana. He said he weighed Schubarth’s age and lack of a criminal record with a sentence that would deter anyone else from trying to “change the genetic makeup of the creatures” on the earth.
Interesting. There’s probably a lot of this going on that we don’t know about
This has got to be the coolest crime of the century.
That’s just good animal husbandry. We’ve been doing similar for centuries.
I understand tight livestock regulations when it comes to importing potential infections, or the release of invasive species that threaten native plant or animal populations.
I also understand the need/right of the government to tax goods imported and/or sold and to clamp down on grey/black market trade.
Outside of that… not sure what dude did wrong.
What law did they use to sentence him? It is totally legal to breed sheep anywhere.b
Prison for breeding sheep? I’m tired of this kink shaming!