Richard Delp, 35, has been arrested for sexually assaulting a dying beaver in Columbia Park late Monday night. A woman witnessed a car had run over the animal and she tried to help by wrapping it in a towel before going home to get a container to put it in. When she returned 30 minutes later, Richard was on top of the mortally wounded critter, pants unzipped, according to a report in KVEW. The police arrested the man for animal cruelty. Having sexual intercourse with an animal is termed as bestiality and can land a person behind bars for years. Pervert Man Has Sex with Horse, Jailed! Claims the Horse Gave Consent After Winking at Him.

The woman called 911 and officers eventually showed up to arrest Richard. He was later arrested for animal cruelty and possession of suspected methamphetamine (meth). The witness said that the beaver did not survive. This is not the first time a human being has been arrested for sexually abusing an animal. In July, a pervert Australian man was arrested after being caught on CCTV for having sex with a horse. He told the court that the two-year-old filly had given him consent by smelling his crotch and winking at him.

Meanwhile in India, in late July, eight men from Haryana’s Mewat district were arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 50-weeks pregnant goat, who later died. These are some of the worst instances of animal cruelty done by people. In psychological parlance, zoophilia and bestiality, are two terms that are often used to describe such deviant behaviour. Zoophilia is a sexual attraction towards animals and bestiality is indulging in sexual intercourse with animals.

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