He is deeply committed to promoting... Nicholas Vincent is a passionate environmentalist and freelance writer. According to reporting by KSTP, federal prosecutors say 32-year-old Bryan Wesley Edison is facing 16 counts of animal crushing after allegedly creating and selling hundreds of videos depicting animals being tortured and killed. Authorities say Edison not only uploaded these disturbing videos to pay-per-view YouTube channels, but also branded his operation with custom logos and merchandise. Animal crushing—defined under federal law as the purposeful mutilation, dismemberment, torture, or killing of living animals—is a felony offense. Prosecutors stressed that this isn’t just about cruelty to animals, but also about the risk such behavior poses to people.