Dog has her day —in court
NZPA-Reuter Los Angeles A two-year-old dog named Cuddles has had her day in court — to prove she has more bark than bite. Cuddles, a brown and white springer spaniel, appeared for the prosecution in the trial of a California sheep rancher accused of killing her litter-mate when both dogs strayed on to his property. While, members of the jury craned their necks, a courtappointed animal expert, draped in a white sheet and wearing a straw hat, crawled towards Cuddles. Cuddles cowered behind her owner, Ms Lorraine Owens. The prosecutors said the demonstration was intended to show the jury that Cuddles and her dead litter-mate, Freckles, would never have attacked the rancher’s sheep.
Ernest Reubens, aged 59, is accused of killing Freckles and has pleaded not guilty to charges of cruelty to animals and of using a gun with gross negligence.
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Press, 18 November 1989, Page 1
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