'If you harm or neglect an animal in New Hanover County, we are coming for you,' a sheriff's office spokesperson said.
A North Carolina man was arrested and charged with animal cruelty this week for allegedly abandonding his pet fish after being evicted from his home last month.
Alongside the cruelty to animals charge—which is a misdemeanor—Hinson was also hit with one count of animal abandonment. The police department’s spokesperson said it was the first time a suspect had been charged in the county with cruelty over a pet fish, WECT reported. The former owner was assigned a $4,000 bond yesterday and has since been released from jail.
Lt. Jerry Brewer, of New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, told WECT: “This is a life just like any dog or cat. If you harm or neglect an animal in New Hanover County, we are coming for you.”
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