How can Americans import or buy products
from China or Viet-Nam when dog is on the menu?
What do Chinese now about making dog food anyway?
Posted on 06/16/2007 8:16:41 PM PDT by DogByte6RER
Man who fed puppy to boa gets 90 days
Arizona man could have been sentenced to up to a year on cruelty charge
The Associated Press
Updated: 3:38 p.m. PT June 14, 2007
PHOENIX - A man who coated a 3-week-old puppy in cooking oil and then fed it to his pet boa constrictor was sentenced Thursday to 90 days in jail and two years probation, prosecutors said.
Joseph Beadle, 40, pleaded guilty to an animal cruelty charge in March. He has served 51 days of his jail sentence while the case was pending.
Beadle, of Glendale, faced up to a year in jail on the charge.
Police reports said Beadle fed the mixed-breed puppy to the 8-foot-long snake last June as two 15-year-old boys watched. He poured the cooking oil on the dog so it would be easier for the snake to swallow.
Investigators seized his snake after finding it was the victim of neglect.
"The County Attorneys Office has made prosecuting animal-cruelty cases a high priority," Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas said in a statement. "Experience and empirical evidence have shown that people who commit cruelty to animals are more likely to commit crimes against people."
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And yet, today in this country another 3 to 4 thousand babies were ripped limb from limb and killed in their mothers’ wombs.
And it was all perfectly “legal.”
Yes (okay to feed rat to snake), yes (cruel re puppy), and yes (okay re cat.)
Puppies are special. They are fully fledged members of human families.
The perp is lucky that I wasn't deciding his sentence.
Not so in many lands around the world. Here we call it cruel, over “there” they call it lunch. In Italy I’ve seen whole, butchered horse legs hanging in the shops. Anyone think it’s cruel to eat a horse? In many lands they kill and eat sparrows.
We treat dogs better than unborn babies.
Sad and sick.
If there is a God we had better be very afraid.
“...devoting house space to the “animal”, cleaning snake crap, and stinking up your house with snake smell...”
Thats not a really good argument. Generally, I find that dogs stink to high heavens. Cat litter stinks up the house and both critters tear up the furniture. Dogs leave remembrances all over the neighborhood.
As for snake owners having defective neurons, are they really any more defective than those of, say, Teddy Kennedy?
We focus on the wrong things in our society.
Rodenthood? Not that rabbits aren't also beloved as pets by some, but the world would be overrun much faster by rodents than by canines if they weren't dealt with in nature by snakes on a regular basis.
My question, in light of the man's apparent neglect of the snake, is why didn't he obtain smaller victuals that didn't need oiling? His choice of a puppy over mice seems geared to impressing two teens with the gross factor, unless he couldn't afford pet store fare.
Not necessarily so. Back when I owned the aforementioned burmese python I quickly got tired of keeping live rabbits in an apartment. A little research at the library (no internet back then) told me that snakes will eat dead animals.
The rabbits found a new home in the refridgerator freezer, lovingly wrapped in aluminum foil. The snake ate them just fine. She did not bother to constrict them first. Even a snake can tell the difference between live prey and carrion.
BTW. If you do have a pet snake, THAW the food thoroughly before you put it in the cage.
Truly sick to kill the unknowing.
Hanoi! The communist North.
True.
What we do to cows in Texas would get us killed by an angry mob in India.
good point....we are a bit looney about sentencing folks for some things today
and not firm enough on others..
one can kill their husband in Tenn if he made you wear tacky heels to bed and do less time than for feeding a puppy to a snake
does not compute
“They’ve got time for this, but not for the hundreds of thousands of illegals”
Exactly what I was thinking.
How can Americans import or buy products
from China or Viet-Nam when dog is on the menu?
What do Chinese now about making dog food anyway?
I hate to say this, but when you’ve got a snake that size, they need to eat things about the size of a puppy...
What’s the difference between feeding the snake a puppy and a rabbit, which is the more common food for large snakes.
I’d like to remind people that snakes have to eat too.
Mark
Dude! Cute bunny rabbit! Excuse me!
"The injuries inflicted and sustained by dogs participating in dogfights are frequently severe, even fatal. The American pit bull terriers used in the majority of these fights have been specifically bred and trained for fighting and are unrelenting in their attempts to overcome their opponents. With their extremely powerful jaws, they are able to inflict severe bruising, deep puncture wounds, and broken bones.
Dogs used in these events often die of blood loss, shock, dehydration, exhaustion, or infection hours or even days after the fight. Other animals are often sacrificed as well. Some owners train their dogs for fights using smaller animals such as cats, rabbits, or small dogs. These "bait" animals are often stolen pets or animals obtained through "free to good home" advertisements."
SNIP
"Dogs used for fighting have been bred for many generations to be dangerously aggressive toward other animals. The presence of these dogs in a community increases the risk of attacks not only on other animals but also on people. Children are especially at risk, because their small size may cause a fighting dog to perceive a child as another animal."
http://www.hsus.org/hsus_field/animal_fighting_the_final_round/dogfighting_fact_sheet/
We have duty and power over these animals to treat them well, and it is wrong to abuse it. Animals may be property, but they are not like a computer or a sofa. They are living, breathing, feeling creatures. We certainly don't need to treat them like the Chicoms.
"While those who abuse people also are likely to abuse animals, the reverse is true as well. Research indicates those who abuse animals are far more likely to commit acts of violence against people."
SNIP
"The Latham Foundation cites nine common situations in which this lack of control translates into animal abuse:
To control an animal's behavior. Cruel or excessive punishment is often used in an attempt to modify a pet's behavior, or to eliminate unwanted behaviors. In many cases, correction is administered impulsively rather than as part of any consistent training effort.
To retaliate for perceived wrong. Those who seek retaliation or revenge often believe an animal misbehaved "deliberately" or "out of spite." The perpetrator takes satisfaction in "getting back at" the pet and "making it pay."
To retaliate against another person. An abuser wishes to inflict pain and suffering upon a human victim, and does so by inflicting harm upon a beloved pet. Batters may use threats or retaliation against a pet to control the behavior of a spouse, partner or child.
Out of prejudice against a species or breed. Some perpetrators abuse because the "hate cats" or "hate dogs," or hate a particular breed. In some cases, this is based upon cultural or social biases.
To express aggression through an animal. Some abusers train animals to attack other animals or even humans. In this case, the abuser is literally using an animal as a weapon to inflict harm and vent anger.
To enhance one's own sense of, or experience with, aggressiveness. For some, abusing animals provides a sense of strength and power. For others, it's a way of "training" aggressive skills and, in many cases, "working up to" acts of violence against humans. In gangs or cults, members may be required to demonstrate their commitment and aggression by killing or maiming animals.
To shock, amuse or show off. Some perpetrators enjoy demonstrating their willingness to hurt animals-to demonstrate how "tough' they are or because it amuses them and their friends.
To express displaced hostility. A person who cannot lash out against an abuser may, instead, displace that anger onto a more vulnerable target, such as a pet.
Out of sadism. In some cases, perpetrators commit acts of cruelty simply because they derive pleasure from the pain, suffering or death of the victim."
http://www.geocities.com/hrhangell/article2.html
“Puppies are special. They are fully fledged members of human families.”
Okay, as long as you do not end up treating a dog like a human, and a lot of people do. I heard something interesting the other day Where someone explained how “Love” as expressed by dogs and cats is not the same as human love. Rather, it is a survival instinct. You (the owner) are the dominant one in the relationship and the animal is merely sucking up to you so that you will feed and/or not kill it outright.
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