OBERLIN (AP) — A former Oakdale snake farm owner has been sentenced to jail for cruelty to animals, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Monday.
Allen Parish sheriff’s deputies got a warrant in March 2010 to search the home of David Beauchemin and his wife after getting a complaint that a dog turned over to their Happy Hounds Rescue had been advertised for sale on the Internet.
Deputies booked them with cruelty to 17 dogs and five cats taken from their property. Wildlife agents cited the Beauchemins with 22 counts of illegally possessing pythons over 12 feet in length.
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