App.com reports that in Spring Lake, NJ, Alain Hernandez was assessed fines and restitution fees totalling $900 after pleading guilty yesterday in Municipal Court to a charge of animal cruelty. Hernandez's mother is a Santeria priestess. Another Santero ritually killed a number of animals in a ritual designed to generate wealth. The Santero told Hernandez to put the carcasses in a wealthy community to get better results. That explains police finding chicken carcasses, dead fish, fruits and a dollar bill scattered on the beach at Spring Lake. Apparently no Free Exercise claims were raised by Hernandez.
Thursday, July 03, 2008
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Not enough information in the article. "Cruelty" implies that the animals were not killed cleanly and quickly, which is required for Santero rituals. The animals are then incorporated as part of a religious feast. What's cruel about that?
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