How anyone can do these things to another living thing is beyond me. Horrible!
I mostly agree with your sentiment...but then I remember some of my genocidal rages against cockroaches (God's creatures, too). In their society, I am considered worse than Chemical Ali. I fear that their take on me will be the one that is ultimately written into history. After all, it is ~the winners~ who finally record the events of this earth. [grin]
(It really is upsetting to read about a moron tortuing an animal as in this article...even a reptile, at least one with a good rep like turtles.)
It's the Michael Vick syndrome, you understand. Born without a soul or simply discarded it somewhere along the way.
Sorry. Redemption is impossible in these cases. God doesn't want them and perhaps even Satan will reject them.