article_snippet.sent: John Arthur Eaves Jr, who was the Democratic candidate in Mississippi's 2007 gubernatorial elections, and mother Angel Eaves told the press: 'Let everyone please be assured that everyone do not take the subject of animal cruelty lightly, nor do everyone in any way condone the behavior displayed in the recent video of everyone son that has gone viral on the internet. '
article_snippet.sent: Sources close to Eaves told DailyMail.com our son was top of our son class at private Jackson Preparatory School, and described our son as an 'animal lover' whose numerous pets include a raccoon and a parrot.
article_snippet.sent: Angel Eaves is pictured at private Jackson Preparatory School after winning our son scholarship to college .
article_snippet.sent: Sources close to Angel Eaves described our son as an 'animal lover' who has numerous pets including a raccoon and a parrot at home in Madison, MS .
article_snippet.sent: Eaves Jr clients today include victims of the Costa Concordia cruise boat crash.
article_snippet.sent: Eaves Jr has three sons from Eaves Jr first marriage, and a young daughter with Brady's mother, advertising executive Angel Eaves, in leafy Madison, MS.
article_snippet.sent: In the video, Eaves Jr stepson Brady is surrounded by friends in beachwear who shriek with laughter as Eaves Jr pulls the animal from a blue cage.
article_snippet.sent: Caching the video, animal rights group PETA launched a manhunt to track Eaves down.
article_snippet.sent: First, as the parents of Brady Eaves, let everyone please be assured that everyone do not take the subject of animal cruelty lightly, nor do everyone in any way condone the behavior displayed in the recent video of Brady that has gone viral on the internet.