2007-02-08 00:27:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Fair!
Punishments are not strong enough!! Look at all the animal shelters and rescue groups that see these animals on a daily basis.
http://www.mypetnanny.info/PD/index.htm
The public doesn't even know the half of what all goes on out there, unless you work with a shelter or rescue group. There are people who will kill the family's pet in front of the child, to teach the child a lesson.
Fair that people walk or just get a slap in the hand from what they have done to pets!! What is fair about that?
How people treat animals is how they treat people!!
Do you think it is fair if somebody commits the same crime on you and gets that same punishment?
And it is the stupid backyard breeders and pet stores that sell pets to these people!! They just want money, they don't care what happens to the animal.
Abusers would never be allowed to get a pet from a shelter or rescue, because these people do screen their applicants for this very reason.
Not to mention that there is a connection between animal and humane abuse!! http://www.hsus.org/search.jsp?query=abuse+to+animals&x=18&y=11
2007-02-08 00:34:40 · answer #1 · answered by Kamah 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There was a story in the news a few weeks ago about a guy who shot a barking neighborhood dog. I don't think that's fair to the dog. It's the owner's fault. Should that guy be punished? Yes, because you can't go around shooting every dog that barks. Strange cruelty and abuse from people to dogs need to be punished. They need to get heavy punishments because dogs are not necessarily weak, but it's because of those people how dogs end up agressive and biting even killing. And I don't think those people will ever change unless something drastic happens like a heavy punishment.
2007-02-08 08:36:30 · answer #2 · answered by BinaB 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No... they should be tougher.
As it is, animal abuse gets a slap on the wrist... a small fine, sometimes a bit of jail time if the person has a history of violence or endangered a person. But legally, animals are viewed as property... That's it.
The penalties for animal abuse should be the same as for human abuse. If you murder a dog, well, it's murder. You should go to prison for 20 years. If you lock a cat in a cage 24/7 and let it starve to death, you should be sent to prison or committed for psychiatric help.
As someone else said, go to a shelter... talk to the people who work there. You'd be surprised at how often animals are abused and the severity... things that you'd expect to read about in a book about Nazi Germany, not that you'd expect to be happening just down the street. Humans have domesticated animals and made them pets (and destroyed the habitats of wild animals), therefore we have the moral obligation to look after them and care for them. They're weaker and need protection, which the law just doesn't give them. Also, as someone else said, livestock and other such "commercial" animals need to be protected, too.. Likewise, the torture they suffer is nothing compared to what's considered monstrous human abuse. For a glimpse of the treatment of the animals you eat, here's a short video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD2Ct2o2c40 And here's a longer one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6GT8AtVvqA Yeah... REALLY bad. I think wild animals need more protection, too (hunting, habitat destruction, etc... are all horrible).
So, yeah... people who abuse animals should face YEARS of prison time (not days or weeks or months in rare cases, as it currently is, assuming they get sentenced to any at all, which they usually don't). Even if you don't care about animals that much (which you should) and only care about humans... it's well documented that animal cruelty directly correlates with cruelty towards humans, so its best to stop such people at the first sign.
2007-02-08 14:32:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I don't think the punishment is enough. People who mistreat a living creature (who usually won't defend itself) usually has deep psychological issues and need lots of counseling.
Not only a fine should be given but a lot more jail time than 5 years. In my mind it's equivalent to beating/abusing/murdering a child. A child also can not defend itself - a dog can't even communicate with you the way a child can which makes it more vulnerable.
Sickos need to be locked away for a VERY long time. Let them be abuse a bit by others, bet they won't feel so "tough" anymore!
2007-02-08 08:41:19 · answer #4 · answered by sillybuttmunky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they are not fair. I think that if an animal ( which did not ask to be that owners pet ) was abused or killed by their owner, the owner should be made to pay a real fine not just $1,000 or even go to jail for more than just 6 months.
Animals depend on their humans to feed, water, and care for them just like a child would.
The punishment is not fair.
2007-02-08 08:40:29 · answer #5 · answered by jen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The laws are screwed up. The penalties should be higher.
The laws don't protect livestock. The livestock is considered food and therefore not considered an "animal" under current US laws.
When you buy meat, you pay for it by the pound not by how well it was treated or how healthy it was. When animals are treated badly their bodies produce different chemicals and hormones than healthy free-range animals, which we end up eating.
Read "Diet For A New America" by John Robbins. He is the grandson of the Robbins in Baskin Robbins. He gives a first-hand account of the travesties in the meat and dairy industry.
2007-02-08 08:37:04 · answer #6 · answered by Kahlo 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No I don't think they're fair at all.But I'm confident that God has this one covered.HE put us above the animals and left them in our care and I don't believe HE did so for us to abuse,neglect or torture them.Regardless of the punishment man doles out, I truly believe that there's a far worse punishment waiting for those who commit crimes against animals.And I pray everyday that I'm correct.
2007-02-08 10:09:38 · answer #7 · answered by misbehavin165 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
interesting question...I think that relative to abuse against other human beings, they are very harsh. I wish more was done to combat abuse towards other humans before putting such harsh penalties to dogs cats etc.
2007-02-08 08:33:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Perhaps what we need is mandatory counseling for abusers.
2007-02-08 08:35:27 · answer #9 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the fines don't change the way people treat animals...
2007-02-08 08:31:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋