Student Accused Of Killing Raccoon That Was Skinned, Eaten By Fraternity
Student Accused Of Killing Raccoon That Was Skinned, Eaten By Fraternity
POSTED: 3:18 PM EST February 5, 2004
UPDATED: 3:37 PM EST February 5, 2004
ATHENS, Ga. -- A judge issued an arrest warrant Thursday for a University of Georgia student accused of killing a raccoon that was then skinned, burned and eaten by members of his fraternity.
Judge Patricia Barron said she was disturbed by the allegations and ordered Erik Robert Zimmerman's arrest on charges of animal cruelty.
Zimmerman told police he saw the raccoon near a trash container the night of Dec. 12 and hit it with a traffic cone to scare it away. When it did not run off, Zimmerman shot the animal with a pellet gun. A fraternity brother skinned it, and another ate some of it after the meat was burned.
Animal control officer Kim Winter said Zimmerman should have contacted authorities when he saw the raccoon.
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RE: Student Accused Of Killing Raccoon That Was Skinned, Eaten By Fraternity
Raccoon meat is actually good eating.....so what's wrong with what they did?
Possibly they need a furbear's license or maybe there's a season there for Raccoons...possibly there was infringement of seasons or licensing but there is something wrong with that Judge's reasoning. Fine them for what they did illegally or shut up!!!!
Student Accused Of Killing Raccoon That Was Skinned, Eaten By Fraternity
