He should get a life sentence, just like he would if he murdered a human. That is exactly what he is guilty of, murder. I am so sick of people who get off with a slap on the wrist for animal cruelity. I live outside of St. Louis, Missouri. A few years ago some loser beat his own dog to death. That is bad enough, but reports from his neighbors that called the police on him state he stopped to go in and grab another beer before returning to beating his dog with a bat. He got a similar sentence.
That guy obviously had problems. If he could do this to a dog, he could do it to his children, or anyone else. Why does he get off easy because it was a dog that was his victim?
All dogs carry the most prized traits we look for in humans. Unconditional love, honesty, and loyalty. They know nothing of deceit, hate, or evil. They are what we should strive to be everyday. So why is it people get away with this kind of stuff all the time? Why is it not as bad to kill a dog as it is to kill a human being?
This is a big problem that we don't always hear about, but it happens all the time.
What if I was that guys neighbor? What if I saw this going down, and I hopped the fence and took his bat away from him, and proceded to beat the life out of said loser? I will tell you what would happen, I would go to jail. You wouldn't here about what the neighbor was doing. You would only hear about crazy me killing his neighbor with a bat. This is because animal lovers are the minority.
There are people who own pets and keep them tucked away in the backyard only really interacting with them when it is time to feed them. And there are animal lovers, which I don't need to explain because that is who I am adressing right now. Even though we are increasing everyday in numbers. The latter is still the minority. To many people see pets as something you have to complete the "family" portrait. Not as something you take care of and love like your own children. This is not right.
I know I am rambling, but I have a lot to say. Bear with me please.
Here is a little background information about me. I just turned 27 April 10th, I am what some of you might call "a man's man". I am the foreman of a concrete company, and I am a freestyle fighter. I willingly step into a ring and get beat on by other people for the sport of it. Yet I am brought to tears hearing stuff like this. How could he have done this and heard the yelps and pain of something he says he loved so much, and not dropped to his knees in tears. Drunk or not, he is a threat to society and should be put away for the rest of his life. If my dogs yelps out of pain like that, it is the worst sound I could ever hear. This guy has no excuse, he never loved that dog, and his lawyer is a PoS for using that statement to try and defend him.
When Ares(my dog and best buddy) was born I was there, I took the membrane sac off of him when he was born. I don't care if that guy had him from day 1 or seven weeks. He never cared about that dog if he could do that. The laws need to be changed and people in power need to take notice. And I need to hit reply before I ramble any further. Thank you for your time.