Esbenshade Farms cruelty case resumed - Take Heart - Christian Vegetarian Association

Esbenshade Farms cruelty case resumed

Humane Society police officer Johnna L. Seeton pressed charged in December 2006 against Esbenshade Farms owner H. Glenn Esbenshade and farm manager Jay Musser after viewing a videotape produced by animal advocacy group, Compassion Over Killing.

The tape shows dead birds left (in cages with live hens) for so long the carcasses had disintegrated, and others impaled on or trapped by cage wires that kept them out of reach of food and water. Glenn Esbenshade and Jay Musser each face 35 counts of animal cruelty.

Each violation carries a potential fine of $50 to $750 and as much as 90 days in prison. The judge will likely decide the case in April.

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