Animal Abuse

[moosmom]

Trinity,

Why do people have to do these things?

Because of the laws in this country. The animal abuse laws in this country need to be changed NOW!! Instead of a slap on the wrist with a misdemeanor, they need to make it a class A Felony, with MANDATORY jail time (and I don't mean a couple of months), I'm talking minimum of 3 years, with hefty fines. They also need to make the inhumane practice of declawing illegal. Pets BEFORE furniture. And they need to make it a LAW that every single pet be spayed/neutered BEFORE being adopted out.

As far as breeders are concerned (and I don't mean backyard breeders either), the laws need to make it very clear that only responsible people, who are WELL educated in the breeding process, be licensed in order to breed a particular pet. Backyard breeders should be shot.

Certain people (the abusers) treat them as objects. They are living, breathing beings that should be treated with respect. They were here long before we EVER got here.

It's sad that the politicians will only go out on a limb for something that THEY will benefit by.

Until that happens, animal abuse will continue. Sad but VERY true.

[Awinn83]

Moosmom, you hit the nail SO on the head! Im a student in southern California and working really hard to help reform laws and make harsher penalties for any form of abuse. You and I have the EXACT same ideas!

I want (real) breeders to be specially lisenced and monitered. Kittens may not be adopted out until shots, altering, and complete checkup of the new home.

I am so sick of seeing things like this. Makes me just see red.

My roomie and I do kitten rescue all the time here. A few months ago, my grandmother found a group of feral kittens in her yard. We wanted to give them homes so we socialized them all. 5 in all. Ended up getting a couple adopted out and there were two that no one seemed to love! So my roomie works as a local pub and decided that they could use another bar cat. Their older one passed away.

So the two black fluffy babies lived at the bar and got fed every 5 minutes with customers feeding them steak, chicken, etc. Im a rescuer and I even thought this was a GREAT home. Jagermeister and Khalua. Well, one day, some *@#$! came into the bar. Jager jumped onto this guys lap like the kitten was so used to doign with NORMAL HUMANS who pet her. He got so mad, he picked her up, snapped her neck and threw her over the fence.

To make this story shorter, the man got what he deserved for what he did to my little Jager and Jager is now burried in a little area on my parents 10 acres with all my pets I grew up with.

The point is - we need harsh harsh penalties for outright abuse and murder. ONly a matter of time before this man does this to a human.

[momcat]

If I kill this lifeform, will I go to jail?

[QueenScoopalot]

I agree 100% Donna...it should be a felony! And none of this slap on the wrist crap that's handed out faster than candy. I also fully agree with no animals leaving any shelter or breeder or whatever without being altered first! Another law I'd love to see on the books is anyone living in a rental unit, or condo should be required by the landlord to have proof of altering and vaccinations for their pets. All to often I have to go mop up the mess left behind when tenants get evicted, and the management dump the abandoned pet out the door.
Momcat...I'll bail you out, but better yet...I'll help with the mutilation of this non-lifeform! This world just gets sicker every day *sigh*
Awinn...welcome to PT, and I'm so sorry for what happened to your little sweet rescue.

[momcat]

Sounds good to me, QueenScoopalot! Anyone else want a piece of this action?

[moosmom]

*raises hand* Oooooo, oooooh, pick me, pick me!!!!!! Let me at 'em!!!

There is such a simple solution to the cat overpopulation...2 word...

SPAY/NEUTER

End of discussion!!!

[catmandu]

The sad thing is that we are being taken over by the What Ever People.
Get A Job soon?
What Ever.
Take responsibility for that Kitten,or Puppy?
What Ever.
Be an Adult,and contribute to your Country,instead of being a sponge?
What Ever.
Where did we go so wrong?