US rancher used tissue and testicles to breed ‘giant’ sheep to sell for hunting
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Arthur Schubarth, 80, pleads guilty to trafficking in audacious' and unlawful scheme to cross-breed sheep for lucrative sale
A Montana rancher illegally used tissue and testicles from wild sheep killed by hunters in central Asia and the US to breed giant" hybrid sheep for sale to private hunting preserves in Texas, according to court documents and federal prosecutors.
Arthur Jack" Schubarth, 80, of Vaughn, Montana, pleaded guilty to felony charges of wildlife trafficking and conspiracy to traffic wildlife during an appearance Tuesday before a federal judge in Great Falls.
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