02/02/09

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ A judge has sentenced a Horseshoe Bend man
to a mix of jail and community service for mistreating 14 dogs and
puppies.

A 4th District Magistrate ordered Oliver Palmer on Monday to
spend 180 days in jail, with 170 days suspended. He got credit for
three days served, but must serve three days in the county jail and
four days of community service. He was also fined $300.

He was convicted in December of two counts of permitting animals
to go without care.

Palmer was the focus of a 2007 Christmas Eve animal rescue
effort when authorities seized 14 dogs and puppies kept outside in
freezing temperatures.

Jeff Rosenthal, executive director of the Idaho Humane Society,
says Palmer's jail term is rare because people convicted in such
cases in Idaho are typically ordered to just pay fines.
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Information from: KBCI-TV, http://www.2news.tv/

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