Animal cruelty is one of the worst things that humans are capable of committing. Too many individuals are uneducated and downright stupid, so they view animals as things, objects that cannot fight back and will not be able to defend themselves. However, harming an animal is like harming a child and even worse than that at times. Animals can feel pain just as badly as people, animals are capable of emotions, animals are much more loyal than people are and animals will not kill just to kill. With people, however, it is completely possible and some individuals do enjoy to watch the suffering of small and defenseless animals.
With that said, some cases of animal cruelty may seem to be controversial at first, but once you begin digging the facts, you will realize that there was no need for such harsh measures to be taken. For instance, a relatively case of Katie Pallante – a young 26 years old woman, who shot two dogs that were fighting in her backyard, is demonstrating that things are not always as they seem.
Now, Katie claims that she was at her house, watching over 22 of her own dogs, three cats as well as her children. During that time, she heard two dogs that were fighting each other in her backyard. She allegedly was trying to stop them with some water, tried to pull them away from each other, but nothing worked. She then ran back home in order to tell her children not to leave the building. She then grabbed her .40 caliber handgun and rushed back outside. She shot one of the dogs in the stomach. The second dog, however, did not want to stop and kept attacking the injured one. Katie then shot the female dog as well and it died on the spot. After it was done, Katie went for a drive to the nearest gas station in order to get some alcohol and some cigarettes. A law enforcement officer then called her and told her to head back home.
First of all, there was clearly no need to shoot the dogs. One of the dogs, the female one, belonged to Katie’s neighbors. The other one was injured severely and it is not clear whether it will live. In a situation like this one, when you have a possibility to remain inside the house, it is best to do just that and to close the doors. Furthermore, there are plenty of services that are specializing in dealing with situations like this. Finally, seeing how Katie simply went to get a drink afterwards, the situation was not as stressful and she was not that much concerned about the children and the pets inside the house. Now, the court is going to sentence Katie to jail and while some people may find it to be a harsh punishment, it is important to understand that taking animal lives is no better than killing people.
Sadly, without those laws protecting the animals, too many people would go on killing animals – humans are cruel and their cruelty is completely unjustified when it comes to harming the poor animals indeed.
Unfortunately, too many people enjoy cockfighting. It is a very sad fact, but, alas, a lot of people enjoy watching two roosters killing each other. These attractions are incredibly cruel – the roosters are at times given blades or boxing gloves. It is pretty blood and horrifying.
Law enforcement authorities are doing their very best to apprehend offenders, who are arranging those fights. Recently, James Effel – a 50 years old guy from Los Angeles was arrested for organizing cockfights. He is now facing jail time.
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