Post by _Code on Feb 17, 2006 12:45:03 GMT -5
Tarick: To think, they could have avoided all that trouble and just joined this fraternity
_Code
Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity was suspended Thursday after police found a goat - at the group's house - they say was intended for pledges to have sex with.
A freshman male was also cited for animal cruelty in the hazing incident.
The city police's department of animal cruelty took the goat to the Bowling Green/Warren County Humane Society where it was given a physical to check for external and internal damage.
Examiners found abrasions in the goat's anus, but could not determine what caused them, said Lorrie Hare, director of the Humane Society.
AGR President Brian Peyton said the allegations that the fraternity planned to use the goat for sex are "completely false."
The goat has not been named, Hare said. The one-and-a-half-year-old animal was shy and standoffish as anesthesia wore off after the exam.
"The goat's fine but scared of people," said Stephen Haney, a Humane Society employee.
The AGRs could face further disciplinary action, including expulsion, if an investigation by the Bowling Green Police Department and AGRs national organization finds evidence of wrongdoing, said Bob Edwards, assistant vice president of media relations for Western.
AGR defines hazing as "any action taken or situation created, intentionally, whether on or off fraternity premises, to produce mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment, or ridicule."
Someone called the Bowling Green police at about 2:20 Thursday morning to complain of noise at the AGR house at 1436 Chestnut St.
Police found the goat in a basement storage room during a party at the house. It was standing in its own urine and feces, according to a police report. It had no food or water.
There was not enough room for the goat to walk in the space full of "wood and junk," the report states.
Henderson freshman Trenton Jackson was cited for animal cruelty in the second degree, according to the report.
Minors were also found drinking alcohol at the house, said Barry Pruitt, public information officer for the Bowling Green police.
Alcohol was banned from fraternity houses in January 2005. AGR has had at least one violation of the policy since it was enacted, the Herald previously reported.
Peyton declined to comment about minors drinking at the house.
Peyton said the goat belonged one of Jackson's co-workers. Peyton said Jackson brought the goat to the house.
Two people have claimed the goat, Haney said.
Peyton said the animal was going to be used as a practical joke, the nature of which he did not elaborate.
"It was mainly a prank that got blown way out of proportion," said Peyton, a junior from Evansville, Ind.
Peyton said the AGRs thought it would be funny to bring the goat to the house.
He said the animal was outside for most of the night where it was provided food and water. It was in the storage room for about 30 minutes.
A freshman male was also cited for animal cruelty in the hazing incident.
The city police's department of animal cruelty took the goat to the Bowling Green/Warren County Humane Society where it was given a physical to check for external and internal damage.
Examiners found abrasions in the goat's anus, but could not determine what caused them, said Lorrie Hare, director of the Humane Society.
AGR President Brian Peyton said the allegations that the fraternity planned to use the goat for sex are "completely false."
The goat has not been named, Hare said. The one-and-a-half-year-old animal was shy and standoffish as anesthesia wore off after the exam.
"The goat's fine but scared of people," said Stephen Haney, a Humane Society employee.
The AGRs could face further disciplinary action, including expulsion, if an investigation by the Bowling Green Police Department and AGRs national organization finds evidence of wrongdoing, said Bob Edwards, assistant vice president of media relations for Western.
AGR defines hazing as "any action taken or situation created, intentionally, whether on or off fraternity premises, to produce mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment, or ridicule."
Someone called the Bowling Green police at about 2:20 Thursday morning to complain of noise at the AGR house at 1436 Chestnut St.
Police found the goat in a basement storage room during a party at the house. It was standing in its own urine and feces, according to a police report. It had no food or water.
There was not enough room for the goat to walk in the space full of "wood and junk," the report states.
Henderson freshman Trenton Jackson was cited for animal cruelty in the second degree, according to the report.
Minors were also found drinking alcohol at the house, said Barry Pruitt, public information officer for the Bowling Green police.
Alcohol was banned from fraternity houses in January 2005. AGR has had at least one violation of the policy since it was enacted, the Herald previously reported.
Peyton declined to comment about minors drinking at the house.
Peyton said the goat belonged one of Jackson's co-workers. Peyton said Jackson brought the goat to the house.
Two people have claimed the goat, Haney said.
Peyton said the animal was going to be used as a practical joke, the nature of which he did not elaborate.
"It was mainly a prank that got blown way out of proportion," said Peyton, a junior from Evansville, Ind.
Peyton said the AGRs thought it would be funny to bring the goat to the house.
He said the animal was outside for most of the night where it was provided food and water. It was in the storage room for about 30 minutes.
_Code
