date:Jun 01, 2012
The video, shot by Mercy for Animals, shows sheep, goats, pigs and other animals being beaten and stomped, while sick or injured animals were being neglected. Prosecutors with the San Bernardino County district attorneys office filed 21 misdemeanor charges against the owner, identified as Horacio Santorsola and seven employees following another investigation by the Inland Valley Humane Society, according to the Associated Press.
The defendants have a July 20 court date. They face a maximum of a