State prosecutors on Thursday charged Haines resident Steve Kroschel, longtime owner of the Kroschel Films Wildlife Center, with multiple counts of animal cruelty. The charges include three Class C felonies, which each carry a penalty of up to $50,000 and 5 years in prison.
Two of the felony charges center around what prosecutors say were preventable deaths of animals: a moose in 2023 and a porcupine in 2024.Statements in the charging documents attributed to…