小山羊身贴钞票现身佛州商场停车场：视频疯传后警方调查虐待动物，小羊被发现死亡
美国佛罗里达州迈阿密-戴德县海亚利亚市的 Westland Mall 停车场，一只小山羊身上贴满美元钞票、独自乱跑的视频近日在社交平台疯传。海亚利亚警察局已按涉嫌虐待动物立案调查。据动物救援媒体 Pet Rescue Report 更新报道，这只小山羊 11 月 1 日早晨被发现死在商场附近，现场警员初步判断它可能被车辆撞倒。
据 Pet Rescue Report 报道，10 月 30 日周五下午，这只小山羊被发现在 Westland Mall 停车场里乱跑，身上除贴满钞票外还绑着几个小袋子。画面经 Facebook 上的 Only In Dade 等账号传开后，不少路人担心它冲上附近车道被撞，也有人试图寻找有经验的人先把它安置到安全处。
海亚利亚警察局随后以英文和西班牙文发表声明，确认侦探已介入调查。声明写道：「海亚利亚警察局已注意到这段在社交媒体上流传的涉山羊视频，并已对事件展开调查。」警方还表示：「我们对任何可能涉及虐待动物的情况都非常严肃对待，致力于查清真相。」警方呼吁知情者拨打 305-687-2525 提供线索或更多录像。截至相关报道发出时，警方尚未公布山羊主人或贴钞票者的身份，也没有人被捕，动机未明。
当地电视台 NBC 6 在 11 月 3 日的节目中也跟进了这段视频，称这只小山羊后来被发现死亡，并采访了对画面表示愤怒的居民。GSM 未搬运疯传视频画面。
佛罗里达州法律对虐待动物设有罚则。据相关报道引述的佛州法典第 828.12 条，虐待、折磨或无必要地残酷对待动物可构成一级轻罪，最高罚款 5,000 美元；情节加重的虐待可构成三级重罪，最高罚款 10,000 美元。此案是否会有人被起诉，仍待警方调查结果。
Goat With Dollar Bills Taped to Its Body Sparks Hialeah Animal Cruelty Probe After Viral Video; Animal Later Found Dead
In the parking lot of Westland Mall in Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, Florida, a video of a small goat running loose with U.S. dollar bills taped all over its body has gone viral on social media. The Hialeah Police Department has opened an investigation into potential animal cruelty. According to an update by Pet Rescue Report, the goat was found dead near the mall on the morning of November 1, and officers at the scene said it appeared to have been struck by a vehicle.
According to Pet Rescue Report, the goat was first spotted on Friday afternoon, October 30, running around the Westland Mall parking lot, with small bags tied to it in addition to the taped-on bills. After the footage spread through accounts including Only In Dade on Facebook, bystanders worried it would run into nearby traffic, and some tried to find someone experienced who could get it to safety.
The Hialeah Police Department then issued a statement in English and Spanish confirming that detectives are investigating. "Hialeah Police Department is aware of the video circulating on social media involving a goat and has initiated an investigation into the incident," the department said, adding: "We take any situation involving potential animal cruelty very seriously and are committed to uncovering the truth." Police asked anyone with information or additional recordings to call 305-687-2525. As of the reports, police had not publicly identified the goat's owner or whoever attached the bills, no arrests had been made, and no motive had been explained.
Local station NBC 6 also followed the video in a November 3 segment, reporting that the goat was later found dead and interviewing a resident who expressed anger at the footage. GSM has not reposted frames from the viral video.
Florida law sets penalties for animal cruelty. Under Florida Statute 828.12, as cited in the reporting, mistreating, tormenting or unnecessarily subjecting an animal to cruel treatment can be a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $5,000, while aggravated cruelty can be a third-degree felony with fines up to $10,000. Whether anyone will be charged in this case remains subject to the police investigation.
来源：海亚利亚警察局
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图片来源：尼日利亚矮山羊资料图（Jmkarohl摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经Wikimedia Commons；非涉事山羊照片）
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