LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A Livingston County Judge returned a guilty verdict on Wednesday at a bench trial against a Sparta animal behaviorist for shooting a neighbor's dog, causing it to bleed to death. Harold 'Hal' Bauer, 68, was convicted of misdemeanor Overdriving, Torturing and Injuring Animals. He was originally charged with felony Aggravated Cruelty to Animals but Judge Robert Wiggins chose to convict him of a lesser included … [Read more...]