I think post 38 describes my thoughts
Mel, once again I appreciate your input, this time via another person’s post.
My responsibility is to take care of the animals I am responsible for. End of story...
Other owners are responsible for their animals. Animal shelters are there because good people do go down and volunteer, or they have been privately or publicly set up to deal with the problem. The fact that many of those animals are put down, is terrible. It still doesn’t make the public at large on the same level as Vic.
To my way of thinking, it is unfortunate when peopel tie together two problems in this manner. What Vic did was inexcusable. This isn’t just kicking your mut, being too harsh or not watering or feeding them on a regular basis. This was a group of people who get their kicks from watching other living beings mutilate each other in combat.
Perhaps Vic did have poor upbringing. I won’t aruge with that. It would seem to fit. Is that a justified reason to be lenient? As an adult, are we to think he just didn’t know better? Come on bud, nobody had to tell you that this was wrong did they? I can’t remember anyone in my upbringing taking me aside and telling me that dog fighting was bad. It’s something you know.
If some people are getting off with a $50 dollar fine, that’s something I would like to see addressed. Excusing Vic’s penalty because others get a free pass is not the answer.
Those guilty of participating in dog fights should get the book thrown at them. I don’t care who they are.