Why?

[Bottom]

I have just been reading the papers today, To my distress, There was 3 stories about animals being ill treated. the first was a dog being straved a put out on the pavement dead, Second was a cat was injured his owners left to late, then when the took it to the vets it lost his leg. Third, a couple kept 10 dogs in a small van, thats where they lived. Our country just banned them from having pets again, I mean are they gonna keep tabs on them? Think Not, It just makes me fell sick, Our country sinks!!!

[landie]

Bottom, I agree with you. Some people just shouldn't be allowed to keep animals. I shudder to think of the distress that some idiots inflict on living creatures. They should be imprisoned.

[Noweia]

The problem with animal cruelty cases is that the law is still not fully behind charities and organisations like the RSPCA, so it is difficult first to bring charges against people who mistreat animals, and then to enforce the bans, etc afterwards.

The animals brought to the attention of the media are the lucky ones - for every owner prosecuted, tens of owners get away with abusing and mistreating their animals.

[brachiopod]

Are you in East London, Bottom ?

I caught the headline to a similar story about a dead dog being left on the pavement in the Newham Recorder.

[Bottom]

Yes I am, I read it in yesterdays in the Newham Recorder. Weird!!

[Newt]

Hi Bottom,

The problem you speak of is not only in the UK or Europe. It exists worldwide.  I live in the US and spent 4 months in Peru where I travelled to Ecuador as well.  In many countries people think nothing of fighting dogs and birds with terrible suffering inflicted on the animals. They stab bulls with sharp impliments in a ring and call the human a hero.  In Spain they run bulls through the city where they are frightened out of their minds and slip and slide all over the place and injure themselves.  It's so very sad to see animals suffer for the entertainment of humans.  

Here in the US there is a tv program about 'Animal Cops' in several large cities. They work for organizations similar to the RSPCA. You would cry to see what some people do to animals, either through ingorance of out and out cruelty. 

I volunteer with an organization called Alley Animals in Baltimore, Maryland. We drive the alleys of the city at night and feed and rescue cats and dogs.  I get nightmares sometimes when I sleep and often cry just thinking of some of the cruelty I have seen.  I try to give comfort to as many animals as I can.  It warms my heart just to read the responses of those here and know that so many people are compassionate towards animals.

Newt

[peanut]

I know two wrongs dont make a right but i think as a punishment for animal abuse, the abuser should be treated in the same manner as they treated thier pet. Then thrown in jail with no privilidges for the rest of thier rotten lives. Sorry if i sound a bit drastic but the thuoght of defenseless animals being mistreated really makes me sick.

[Greedyfly]

I agree too it is totally sick - I don't suppose you read the article about the cat ad the oven - So cruel, its unthinkable

[molly_chops]

I do not know what country you are from so I guess it USA ? but here in the UK animal abusers get away scott free in my opinion, they are in some cases just banned from owning a dog for 3 years! or whatever is deemed enough, some people have though been jailed,