Harsher Punishments for Animal Abusers

[sphillips]

Does anyone else find it offensive and perhaps disgusting that after 2 years of imprisonment, Michael Vick is back to multi-million dollar contract deals and sponsors? Now some may say "he served his time/paid his debt" however his follies cost a number of dogs their lives. Most would consider human life of higher value than that of our fellow mammals, the majority of time I would agree with that sentiment. There are however exceptions, such as in the case of violent criminals, scam artists, etc. people who have only negative impacts on others lives or on society as a whole. In instances such as those I would readily trade the life of such an individual for that of animal. Vick lost only a brief moment in his career/life. A mere slap on the wrist as the cliche goes. He enjoyed the blood and cruelty involved in the dog fighting, as most who indulge in such abhorrent activity often do. It was not for the money so much as the simple pleasure he gained from watching two animals destroy eachother. A variation of the Roman Coliseum with its gladiators if you will. Such enjoyments are a sickness, a twisted illness that cause those infected to gather together and revel in another beings pain and suffering. The punishment should be equal to the crime.

[Gloria]

sometimes i wonder why some people are so cruel and so mean. Some of these people who enjoy animal cruelty are mostly drug addicts and uncivilized beings. Animals are animals but some animals do feel pain the same way humans do except that they cannot complain. Look into the eyes of a dog or the eyes of an ape and you will understand. Some human beings are worse than animals yet we pay taxes to feed and cloth them and above all give them medicare and protection. It is so sad that some people have eyes but they can't see! they have brains but they can't think!

[Kwamina]

from my experience, no person in his or her right sense will abuse Animals. people who abuse animals are those people who are either physically or emotionally abused themselves and they seek revenge by treating animals cruelly which is just sad. I love animals and saddens my heart to see people treating animals cruelly. As the title of this thread says, people caught abusing animals must be treated like dangerous animals in my opinion.

[Buah]

You all have made great points. Animals like dogs and cats make life meaningful for some of us. When you are bored or sad, the dog is there to cheer you up. When you feel lonely and "unloved", the cat is there to cheer you up yet some people don't see the importance of these animals instead they abuse them. It is very sad and I think those who abuse animals should be dealt with mercilessly by the law.