Davy Crockett He Ain't
Charles Woodson, 40, of Front Royal, Va., has been released on $2,500 bond after his arrest March 1.
Gerald L. Cubbage, an animal control officer, filed a criminal complaint against Woodson after the man bought a guinea pig from Noah's Ark Pet & Aquarium. Well, not exactly right after he bought it. Rather, it was after he "was seen by neighbors wearing the skin of a guinea pig on his head."
Deputies served a search warrant and reported seizure of a "black/golden guinea pig hide including head" and the "leg to small animal" from Woodson's home. They noted in their report that his "Front door is dark in color with multiple religious documents affixed to it: one item a poster having a female holding a child and three men facing female in poster. Another document stating Catholic discussion group, to far left additional document religious in nature and another at bottom of center of door."
"Deputy Cubbage personally witnessed the male subject wearing this head piece and exiting this residence," the report states.
"Our concern is that it would escalate and we don't want the public to think it's OK to purchase pets from a pet store and make clothing out of them," said Deputy Laura L. Gomez.
Woodson was charged with animal cruelty for his hood -- er, head -- ornament, a misdemeanor. And he was taken for a mental health evaluation since, Gomez said, "It's out of the ordinary to have someone skin a guinea pig and make an ornament out of it."
Apparently he doesn't believe the "Bald is Beautiful" mantra.
Source: Northern Virginia Daily
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Posted by Jim in southwest Illannoy on March 14, 2010:
If he killed the cooey or guinea pig in a humane manner, then how can he be arrested for cruelty to animals? Keeping food animals (as they are considered in Peru and some other countries) could be considered rather odd. In a nation that once valued freedom, why is it bad to do something "out of the ordinary"?
Posted by Joan, Henderson, NV on March 15, 2010:
I've eaten guinea pig in Trinidad many years ago. We've had guinea pigs for family pets. I wouldn't dream of eating it here in the States. One culture's food animal is another culture's pet. Several years ago in New York, I think Queens, I'm not sure, a Chinese man was stopped on the street, carrying a struggling cat by its scruff. When asked what he was going to do with it, he said he was going to kill and eat it. Let's just say "Fluffy" had a lucky escape that day.
Posted by David in Bethesda, MD on April 3, 2010:
I agree with the commenters here who see nothing worse about what he did than what fur manufacturers do anywhere. I also thought it interesting that the animal control officer seemed to think that the religious images and notices on his door were somehow relevant.