The ridiculous part of all of this - he might actually win!
The city says animal sacrifices jeopardize public health and violate its slaughterhouse and animal cruelty ordinances.
“It’s repulsive, and it has no business in an urban environment,” William McKamie, an attorney for the city, said after the hearing.
Judge Rhesa Barksdale asked city attorney Bradford Bullock how Merced’s animal sacrifices differ from a hunter bringing home a deer and butchering it.
“What’s different is that this man wants to keep live animals in his home, a large number of live animals,” Bullock said.
Merced’s lawyer, Eric Rassbach, said Merced sacrificed animals at his Euless home for 16 years without incident and is willing to “quadruple bag” the remains and dispose of them in a way that doesn’t jeopardize the public’s health.
Well, sir, as long as we’re quadruple-bagging those rotting carcasses, go right ahead!
