[HairOfTheDog]

Fretting over fear and pain that has already ended for the animal is a waste of time, and IMO a stupid endeavor for the state to persue in "animal cruelty" charges. I'm not talking mistreatment or neglect, I mean charging after the animal is dead by that time it's a so what issue.

Under that logic any crime that is already over isn't worth prosecuting if the suffering is already over. We fret because there will be more.

[American_Centurion]

I'm not talking about crimes. I'm talking about worry for suffering that has ceased. 5 seconds, even 20 minutes is boneheaded nitpicking.

Now long term abuse, or neglect is a different story.