>>i.e. a dog = a boy<<
No — let the punishment fit the crime.”
A boy has a LOT more chance to defend himself than a dog or a cat does. The fact animals are, for the most part COMPLETELY defenseless factors in greatly.
I guess you like to torture animals and support this act?
No — let the punishment fit the crime.
But because, for me, a dog (or cat) does not equal a boy, the punishment for being cruel to a cat should not be equal to the punishment for being cruel to a boy.
I don’t think I should be executed for putting out an anti-freeze laced steak for the neighbors dog that keeps tearing up my yard, even after multiple complaints to the dogs owner.*
*I’ve never done that or needed to, but it was a relatively common thing back when I was a kid (50’s through 60’s).
I guess it’s just that my generation tends to draw a huge line of demarcation between the value of a human being and an animal. Heck, We eat the latter. Eating the former is strongly discouraged.