[Gpdd] Misc: Horrible skydiving stunt involving a guinea pig

[Carolyn Mullin]

An Indiana University student has been cleared of animal cruelty charges 
after a skydiving stunt involving a guinea pig.

Associated Press reports that David Feldscott, 19, was accused of taping 
a parachute to the rodent and sending it out an eighth-floor dormitory 
window.

He and some friends told police their plan went wrong when the animal 
got stuck in a tree.

It was rescued and placed at a local animal shelter, where it acquired 
the name Noel since it was the holiday season.

A judge dropped the criminal charge against Feldscott because the 
student had already paid a $US500 ($655) civil fine.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/Unusual-Tales/Guinea-pigs-might-fly/2005/05/26/1116950819461.html?oneclick=true

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Carolyn Mullin
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