Why do americans CARE SO MUCH ABOUT DOGS?

Question

You spend millions of dollars investigating and prosecuting someone for killing a dog, things that people in other countries eat, but your justcie department would not look into threatened violence and racism against children not just in louisiana but all around your country.

please explain.

I am trying to understand.

Answer 1

Not all Americans think the same.
Dog fighting takes place where I live and I've no interest in watching but I do like rooster fighting even though it too is illegal.
So there you are, we Americans are not the same.
Some Americans are cruel to other humans and hopefully if they get caught, the law will punish them.
Some Americans are cruel to animals and hopefully if they get caught the law will punish them.
Being cruel to any living creature isn't nice..... but since I'm a meat eater, guess i'm equally a hypocrite as well....... cruelty does take place all the time at the butcher shop, in our homes, in our yards, on the streets and on the farms.
That is reality but doesn't mean we all have to like it.
In fact we should treat all living creatures the way we would like to be treated.
Being euthanized and put out of our misery or to be used as a food product in a humane fashion is ideal but not always attainable any where in this world of ours.
No one said life is fair and balanced.

Answer 2

Sorry buddy, but the justice system works highly to look into domestic violence and racism against children, but the difference is that not every person who terrorizes a child is made a public display. Most people don't even know it is going on in their own neighbor's house, and those that do, don't speak up and help the child. THAT is where the problem comes from. It is not that Americans love dogs more than children. It is because when a high paid athlete decides to do something illegal, he should be made a public specticle so the other people who try it will know that if someone of that stature can be prosecuted, so can the little people. Our justice system is inundated with child and domestic violence (I should know...I divorced my husband for that very reason), and they try very hard to make sure that CPS is brought into action to investigate, but there are not enough counselors to be able to handle the load of domestic violence cases here. If you have a better system, by all means, submit it to the government so they can allocate more people to investigate crimes against children rather than crimes against dogs. By the way, we are all lives, whether animal or human, and all deserve justice from being abused.

Answer 3

Amen on the racism and violence issue.

But on the other side, dogs are animals that most Americans love, like cats. Now if someone was mass killing squirrels they'd probably raise a fuss about that too.

But we murder cows every day, and chicken (yum yum) and nobody complains about that.

Maybe it's because dog fighting is vicious and not productive, it's primative and you're just fighting animals for nothing. At least cows are killed for food and even then we don't fight them against each other.

It's all crazy. I see both sides. On one side I think the football player your speaking of is a fu*king iddiot....if I had all that money I could think of plenty of better things to be doing than dogfighting.

On one hand I'm thinking damn who cares. They're just dogs. We do a lot worst in America.

Then I also think, that's a nasty sport. But so is bull fighting and a lot of other things.

Answer 4

Well-we see dogs at part of the family. Most folks do hold family pets in very high reguard. I know I think of my 2 cats and my dog as family (and the dog makes me nuts all the time-still she is my dog and it is my job to care for her by giving her proper food, good medical care, etc). We eat cows here in the US-in some religions cows are sacred and eating them is just not done. I think a lot of people value their pets so much because our society has moved to being very mobile. You might live 3 hours from your parent's, grandkids may see gramdma only a few times a year, your child may lose pals if you move-but your family pets go with you and are a constant source of love and friendship. Not to mention that studies show that those who hurt animals are statistically much more likely to abuse children or a spouse. Now if you look at the stats on kids who abuse animals-that is even scarier as far as what they are more likely to do as they get older. But rest assured that sadly not all americans treat their pets so well and see them as disposable.

As for ignoring threats of violence, well having worked in the social services field-you have to have more than threats in many cases. There are rules in place for how to respond to issues that involve children that include when to intervene and what rights must be given to the child and to the parents. The justice system in not perfect but it is what we have to go by. But these are seperate issues-following up on say a dog fighting ring that links into other violations of the law does not mean that the criminal justice system is not able to follow up on a report of child abuse or neglect . Each charge that is alleged is investigated on it's own merrits. If something is unfounded then the investigation is dropped.

Answer 5

I've always heard the British were accused of loving their dogs more than each other.

It's easier to arrest and prosecute those situations than proving someone acted in a racist manner that caused true harm. Threatened violence is a thin line to arrest and successfully prosecute - ask anyone whose dealt with a crazy 'ex' that won't go away after the breakup.

Answer 6

I wonder about that myself sometimes. I do have to agree with the first answer too though. that most of the crimes called racism are not, that is an excuse for people to feel bad for one race or group. We love dogs. We, in this country love a lot of animals. That includes animals that we eat. If a person was found to treat his cattle poorly, he too may be investigated.

Answer 7

In the U.S., dogs aren't considered food; so if someone kills a dog it's an act of violence. And committing an act of violence against any innocent creature is pretty sick. They're prosecuted to stop them from eventually killing/torturing another innocent creature, like a child.

Answer 8

First, I consider the above submit that we've a accountability to guard the helpless in our society. additionally, injuring the helpless is an indication of extreme sociopathic habit. somebody that hurts a dogs or a toddler oftentimes will circulate directly to different crimes against human beings. I disagree mutually with your rivalry that the justice branch did not look into violence and racism in Louisiana. The african-american US criminal expert has performed an study.

Answer 9

If you are trying to make a point, then try again. The customs and traditions of non Americans is of no concern to us. And don't be ridiculous. Many city/state governments alone have task forces that deal with nothing but hate crimes and racism.

If you want serious answers here, have some literacy about your topic first.

Answer 10

Because we value our animals as part of our family . The case in Louisianna is a case of assault not racism . Very rarely will you find an actual case of racism , I am not saying you will never find one cause there are some but not many . We prosecute ppl in this country for crimes against animals because animals dont have a voice to speak out against their perpetrators . good luck and i hope I have helped you to understand .