Posted on 01/12/2006 1:36:42 AM PST by beaversmom
A Texas group says animal abusers can get off without any punishment because of a loophole in the law. According to the group, this loophole is so big that a Parker County man recently arrested for killing a dog could avoid prosecution. Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler says that three puppies are left without a mother after she was decapitated with a sword. “Cut off the head of the dog, body gutted.” The sheriff arrested 20-year old Ricky Moore in conjunction with this act, but Moore may face no consequences.
Randy Turner, a lawyer with the Texas Humane Legislation Network, says, “There’s a real danger of this guy getting off. It’s absurd!” Turner points out that the penal code says a person has the right to kill an animal provided that it is a stray or it was not tortured. He explains, “If a dog died quickly, there’s no torture.” Turner and his group argue that torture is hard to prove.
In four recent Texas cases, the Texas Human Legislation Network says defendants were acquitted for abusing dogs and cats. Sheriff Fowler still says that Moore, if found guilty, will face a stiff penalty.
The three orphaned puppies are up for adoption at the Weatherford Animal Shelter.
No...He looks nothing like a pit bull
Brother, you kill one of mine you get a dirt nap.
That is different Tom. Someone protecting their property it is understandable, but, the act of killinmg an animal should never end in jail time.
Check out '82nd man' in, if I recall, post 26.
"He is not a bad person he was just following bad advise."
Bad advice(proper spelling)?
Go away troll!
While I agree to a point, the Dahmer type scumbags who started with pets might have been killed in prison if they were incarcerated for abusing them rather than waiting until they killed some people.
Anyone sick enough to abuse animals like this are going to move up the food chain. An early shank in prison might be the answer.
Take care,
Tom
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