OK, off topic (sort of) but interesting animal cruelty case none the less
 .... see link or read below: (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5683583)
 
ROME - A retired Italian man could face up to a year and a half in prison
if found guilty of killing his six pet hamsters and one guinea-pig by
throwing them off his terrace into passing traffic.
 
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[Posted in FML issue 4604]