Mitchell, South Dakota – A video, uploaded to social media by a man named Jonathon Wilson, has sparked an animal cruelty investigation. The Facebook video, showing a caged squirrel allegedly being drowned, was shared with the Mitchell Police Department on October 8 and then referred to the Davison County Sheriff for an investigation.
In the video, Wilson explains that squirrels have been eating his apples. He mentions capturing seven so far and shows a large garbage or recycling bin full of water where he will give the caged squirrel a “swimming lesson.” He drops the caged squirrel into the water and says that it, “will run around for a while but after that he will be finished.”
The sheriff’s office investigation findings have been forwarded to the State’s Attorney’s Office, which will determine whether South Dakota’s animal cruelty laws apply to wildlife in this case and whether criminal charges are warranted.
As reported by Cowboy State Daily, when questioned about the caged squirrels being plunged into the water, he responded, that he doesn’t know that “anything was drowned.” Adding, “That’s an assumption people are making,” Wilson said. “I said I’m putting him in for a bath and then I removed him after his bath was over.”
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This may seem harsh, but I look forward to animal abusers and child abusers/pedos getting the death penalty, and that it should be done without any fanfare.
HARSH? OH HELL NO it’s not harsh at all! Nothing would make me happier than to see the death penalty for anyone who abuses, abandons, neglects, exploits, tortures and kills animals.
This selfish POS must be given a harsh fine! He is evil and a liar!
What a poor excuse for a human being. This sadistic piece of trash needs to be locked up for a very long time. Individuals such as this one are not punished accordingly and are left to continue their atrocities against poor, defenseless animals.
This piece of trash killed them because they ate “his” apples??!! What a worthless human being. Perhaps he should be killed the exact moment he steps over the line for anything, like when he steps off a public walkway onto a persons’ lawn or bumps into a person while walking, etc…
I’ve been feeding outdoor squirrels for over six years now, and they are loving, compassionate animals that enjoy bonding and have an incredible sense of comradery with each other, and the humans they grow comfortable with. It’s beyond evil and cruel to kill them like this for just being hungry. Investigate this cock wart. He needs to be behind bars.
Shove this sub human cockroach feet first into a wood chipper set on slow speed. That ought to give him a lesson on the inner workings of machinery, the cockey cocksucker.
I don’t guess squirrels are supposed to eat. When did they stop having apples for sale at the grocery stores? This monster needs put out of OUR MISERY. Lock him up!
I don’t guess squirrels are supposed to eat. When did they stop having apples for sale at the grocery stores? This monster needs put out of OUR MISERY. Lock him up!
Evil, evil, evil…
Prosecute each and every one of these monsters for what they do to these innocent animals. They have not voice. We are THEIR voices.
DISGUSTING. ARREST. PROSECUTE.
PUNISH. LEAVE THE WILDLIFE ALONE. BUY SOME APPLES AT THE GROCERY STORE AND KEEP THEM IN YOUR HOUSE IDIOT.
Why punish a squirrel for doing what comes naturally and preparing for winter/hibernation? Does this evil individual begrudge a squirrel a few lousy apples? I honestly despair of humanity these days…
Disgusting asshole needs a tar pit bath so I can fill up my tank.
I hope, like some states, it’s illegal to trap an animal if you’re not lisenced. If that’s the case, thanks for filming and posting it you lousy bastard. Felony animal cruelty charges hopefully await.
I hope, like some states, it’s illegal to trap an animal if you’re not lisenced. If that’s the case, thanks for filming and posting it you lousy bastard. Felony animal cruelty charges hopefully await.
TIE THIS MOTHERFUCKING TO A CEMENT BLOCK, TOSS HIM INTO A DEEP BODY OF WATER INFESTED WITH SHARKS, AND LET HIM TORTUOUSLY SUFFER TO DEATH!!! RENEE CARIGLIA
This SOB needs a lesson and the wildlife community should give it to him. I say teach him the Houdini trick of locking him in a trunk with his hands and feet bound and then dropping the trunk into a deep lake or out in the ocean. Let’s see if he can escape or drown. He is endangering wildlife which may be illegal where he is.
Cocky SOB wants to make sure people know what he’s doing without any legal admission. Sign him up for a swimming lesson.
bullshit…..
Another one STERELIZE him ASAP