A man has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges for selling turtles out of a clothing store in Carrick.
Edward Christian will spend three years on probation after it was found he was illegally hatching and selling turtles out of the store.
Investigators found more than 100 turtle hatchlings in the Al Shatei Halal Adornments on Brownsville Road.
Christian also is now prohibited from owning any animals for three years and will pay a $500 fine.
