Animal Rights
Pet-Owner’s Arrest Sparks Fish Cruelty Debate
A recent arrest in North Carolina has re-launched the subject of fish welfare into the broader cultural conversation. On April 4, Michael Ray Hinson was charged with one count of abandonment of an animal and three counts of misdemeanor cruelty to animals after he vacated a home he was renting and left a neglected, malnourished and diseased pet fish behind.
Hinson was evicted from his home in Wilmington on March 22. Police checked on the home...