Posted on 03/28/2007 10:49:40 AM PDT by Rb ver. 2.0
APEX (AP) — A man who kept 77 sheep in his downtown Apex home was charged Wednesday with 30 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty.
David Watts, 47, was being held at the Wake County jail in lieu of $30,000 bond and was to appear in court Wednesday afternoon, Apex Police Detective Joey Best said.
Watts surrendered the flock to animal control officers Monday after police found some sheep grazing in the town cemetery. Watts kept some of the younger sheep on the ground floor of his suburban Raleigh house and kept the others in pens in the yard.
In an interview with The News & Observer of Raleigh, Watts said he was overwhelmed by the number of lambs born this year.
"It was just bad timing for me," Watts said. "I just got hit with the extra animals this year that needed extra supervision."
Thirty ailing sheep were euthanized. Kelli Ferris, a veterinarian who examined the animals, said rehabilitation would have caused the sheep too much pain.
A veterinarian was expected to examine another 60 sheep owned by Watts in Chatham County.
Geez, I'm moving down there! The cops wouldn't even notice me with all the weird stuff your neighbors do. I'll just need to lose my funny accent real quickly.
Must be a Jihadist with his 72+ virgins........
Semper Fi
I can say I have driven pass this house hundreds of times and I don't recall ever noticing any livestock. Lots of dogs in the neighborhood. You can hear them all start howling late at night when the train passes through.
No, you wouldn't. That area is chock full of Yankees now!
You would fit in quite nicely.
I want to go where they aren't!
But what can ya do. Sigh.
LOL!...so long as it's from Victoria's Secret, why not! :D Sheeple do!
Looks like a sheep brothel to me.
Heeheee! I need some of those guards for mine!
* (Now here come the substitutions..Aussie, Kiwi, Isle of Wight, Tenessee, Maine, etc..etc,)
I have a sister in Apex....waiting to hear how close she lives to sheep dude!
That's just so wrong.
Go to google maps and put in her street name. This guy is near the corner of W. Moore and Salem Street (the downtown "historic" district).
LOL!
Local news footage showed some of the sheep. I *wish* the poor beasts were merely drunk. The camera lingered on one young adult size sheep that was unsuccessful in its struggle to stand up. Healthy sheep and goats are powerful for their size but are vulnerable as any other grazer when their digestive systems are compromised.
If you want to see more "wrong", tune into the next Freepathon.
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I am a dull and simple lad
Can not tell water from champagne
And I have never met the queen
And I wish I could have all that he has got
I wish I could be like David Watts
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And when I lie on my pillow at night
I dream I could fight like David Watts
Lead the school team to victory
And take my exams and pass the lot
(Wish I could be)
Wish I could be like David Watts
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Conduct my life like David Watts
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He is the head boy at the school
He is the captain of the team
He is so gay and fancy free
And I wish all his money belonged to me
I wish I could be like David Watts
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And all the girls in the neighborhood
Try to go out with David Watts
They try their best but can't succeed
For he is of pure and noble breed
Wish I could be like
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