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NO JAIL TIME For Abuser Who Did This!! Nicholas Sconiers Sentenced on JUNE 6, 2011 to 10 Mo. Probation, $250 in court costs, a $750 fine to Alaqua Animal Rescue, 50 hours of community service work and no new law violations.
Adjudication Withheld! Words Fail Me. Call/Write The Honorable Judge Avery Brace to express your outrage over NO jail time for Sconiers! 850-689-7329 Judge Brace doesn't have a fax #. The State asked for ONE YEAR JAIL TIME but the Judge did NOT agree!! Walton County Courthouse 571 Hwy. 90 East DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 Case # 2010CF000613 Champ is safe:)
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/video-40841-case-defuniak.htmlLaura Catterton
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS %u2014 A man accused of starving a miniature horse was sentenced Monday.
Click here: http://aldf.org/downloads/APL6E-FL.pdf Animal Protection laws of Florida
View photos of the horse when it first arrived at Alaqua Animal Rescue. %uFFFD
After Nicholas Sconiers pleaded no contest, Judge Keith Brace withheld judgment and sentenced Sconiers to 10 months probation, $250 in court costs, a $750 fine to Alaqua Animal Rescue, 50 hours of community service work and no new law violations.
If Sconiers does not complete any part of the sentence, Brace could give Sconiers up to a year in jail and find him guilty of the original crime, according to Adrienne Emerson, the states prosecuting attorney.
Emerson had asked for the maximum sentence.
We asked for a year in the county jail and an adjudication of guilt, she said.
Champ, the abused miniature horse, is in good condition and still at the Alaqua Animal Refuge. Founder Laurie Hood said he will soon be ready for adoption.
I'm just happy that Champ is now happy and healthy, and that he survived the ordeal and that we were able to provide that for him, Hood said. And the fact that they surrendered ownership to us so we can find him a good, permanent, loving home.
NOTE: THIS CASE FOLLOWED BY ANIMAL JUSTICE RALLY GROUP, FLORIDA.
Many thanks & appreciation to them for the valuable work they do to bring public awareness to Animal Abuse & Cruelty. FLORIDA PROTECTION LAWS MUST BE STRENGTHENED, and the work of this group goes a long way to promoting that.
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Dear Friends of the Animals:I encourage all of us to get involved with the law-making process. Our petitions are valuable & useful, but the muscle of all proposals resides in the law. Please sign the petition to stop this inhumane and barbaric practice that causes suffering and allows the perpetrators to avoid hands-on responsibility and questions of conscience. After signing the petition research your State as to what that policy & practice is; and if you don't like what your State is doing, TAKE ACTION! CONTACT YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE! TAKE ACTION!Thanking you,AnimalActionUSA
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