Animal cruelty?

Question

With a 77% increase in animal cruelty cases in the last year, in the UK, should there be harsher laws or prosecutions for those who abuse animals?
As pet owner myself I say yes, but I feel if there is no justice with abuse against humans what chance do animals have.

Answer 1

I like the idea of fining people a percentage of the gross salary. That way it is garunteed to hurt them - and the money could go to shelters.

Answer 2

Animals cannot communicate. We must make harsher laws and even harsher punishments for breaking the laws. I sometimes feel there is no justice regarding human abuse but maybe it is the other way around. If everyone could understand the plight of animals, people would become more humane.

Answer 3

You're so right! what deterrent is it if they are only banned from having animals in the future when an animal has already suffered neglect or injury sometimes until death.

There are no real checks as to whether they obtain further pets after failing to provide for the initial one.

The inhumanity man shows another human being is becoming far too commonplace I fear, as we accept murder ,abuse and war as the norm now. Nothing seems to shock anymore!!

I feel more must be done to protect the innocent animal or human as they are living beings. Life is too precious a thing to waste just because some human decides it no longer suits them!

Answer 4

Any abuse of a poor defenseless animal is the lowest form of depravity .Animals have no choice in who owns them ,its just the luck of the draw.They are so very fortunate to get loving caring homes where they become a member of the family,or they can just as easily be owned by a beast that starves ,beats and kills them.
I am sickened by reports of the heinous crimes I see committed against children and the animals i hold so dear.
The penalties should be much stiffer,I don't think they should never be free again to inflict pain on any living thing ever .There is a recognized length between animal abuse and child/adult abuse.All known serial killers talk of abusing animals as a child.
Stop this abuse ,stop it if you see it ,call the police,speak up for those that cant speak for them selves.Make a difference in your own home town.Stop Abuse of our most defenseless ,children and animals.

Answer 5

I agree with you on the inadequacy of punishment for humans that abuse animals. I am an avid animal lover, especially dogs. I have raised, adopted out and rescues numerous dogs in my time. I feel that humans should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, for abusing animals..They are here to be with us and to console us. The have a love for us that goes without conditions. I guess that's why I have so many dogs...out of the 8 various breed dogs I have, only one is a bought and paid for animal..All the others were abandoned, neglected, or abused. They will be with me until they go to "dogie heaven."

Answer 6

Animal abuse is definately wrong as is abuse to humans. The only difference here the animal has no choice but to put up with it as it has no voice. You just need to watch programmes like Animal Cops (American) to see that it is possible to deal with animal cruelty but this country seems not to feel the need to have a designated force to deal with animal cruelty cases.

Answer 7

People who harm or kill animals should be shot, i hate animal cruelty and get sooooo angry when i read in the paper, or see it on the news about these people being cruel to animals. They should be banned for life for owning animals. They are just cowards who pick on a poor defenseless animal because they have not got the guts to do it to a human being. Animals are more loyal than humans i think. In fact they are more intelligent than humans.

Answer 8

The prisons are filling up and your tax dollars are paying people to stay there for cruelty or whatever they did force them to clean zoos or community service at pet shelters , not throwing people in prison , thats an easy way to not fix anything but cause someone to spend your tax dollars and become apart of a community of people who have no hope of being rehabilitated because they have to fight for everything they have

Answer 9

I agree with you, it has to be the only way to get the animal cruelty to stop!! poor innocent animals are being abused and trained to fight and kill eachother. My family adopted my first dog off the street because people were going to use her as pitbull bait for their dogs. what a horrible thought. The law should try everything just to get it to stop

Answer 10

Abusers are abusers and people abuser often start out abusing pets.
The fines and penalties should be dealt with in a variety of ways. Mainly we need to deal with it in a psychological way that keeps it from escalating. Jail time and monetary fines don't always do that.

Answer 11

Punished to the fullest extent. A poor animal can't even tell someone else the abuse is happening.