Posted on 07/16/2002 3:21:27 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache
Man arrested for burning kitten on grill July 16, 2002 Posted: 4:03 PM EDT (2003 GMT)
A neighborhood friend of Sherry Scott holds the kitten they named 'Lucky,' in a recent handout photo.
LIBERTY, Missouri (AP) -- A man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly burning a kitten on a barbecue grill as several other people stood around and watched in amusement.
A witness pulled the scorched, 7-week-old tabby from the hot coals, but it was severely injured and had to be put to death, police said.
"They kept saying, `Meow, meow,' and they were poking at it with a stick," said Sherry Scott, who burned her hand grabbing the kitten.
Charles C. Benoit, 24, was charged with animal abuse, punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. He was jailed on $10,000 bail.
Jim Roberts, spokesman for the Clay County prosecutor's office, said he does not expect anyone else to be charged, because no witnesses could identify the others.
Scott said that on Friday night, she saw 10 or 12 people at the barbecue grill in the courtyard of the apartment complex where she lives. Scott said she asked what they were cooking, and they said it was a cat. She said the group taunted her, daring her to rescue the cat.
She said the group scattered when she threatened to call police. She said she pulled the kitten from where it had been shoved into the coals at the back of the grill. Its tail, whiskers, fur, eyes and throat were scorched.
"I called him Lucky because I thought I got him out of there just in time," she said.
Scott said she and other residents stayed up Friday night trying to nurse the kitten with an eye dropper of milk. But animal control officers decided that because of its respiratory injuries and inability to swallow food, it had to be destroyed.
"If you would have seen him, you would have cried," said Sheri Simpson, one of the residents who helped care for the kitten.
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From Dog meat hot among Korea and China's trendy young
Dogs are usually strung up by their necks and beaten repeatedly to increase the flow of adrenaline in their flesh. Consumers believe the more pain the animals suffer, the more tender the meat becomes.
The dogs would struggle, howl, urinate and bleed till they become unconscious. Finally, they are chopped into pieces. All these are done in front of other dogs awaiting the same fate.
At least Askel doesn't post things in ALL CAPS WITH LOTS OF EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree DES... the issues are not related, and attempts to link abortion to overt animal cruelty threads crosses the line to silly.
After all, it might as well be a 2A issue, eh Laz? After all, if our hero had a gun, she could have shot the b&st&rd and probably saved us a lot of grief from our kitty griller's future work.
That is what I thought was somewhat amusing.
Why? As men, we have the protective instinct for those who can not defend themselves. The torture of a defensless sentient animal brings that up in us. We feel that someone who would do this is a flawed member of our species.
The people who did this were picking on something that had no defense against them, and that is contemptible.
I think people are also upset because it is another sign of needless cruelty in our society. People who do things like this do not restrict their actions to animals - read about what the thugs in the "Witchita Horror" did.
I knew someone like this in high school - he got a kick out of abusing animals. He moved on to beating up people and being an enforcer for a drug gang. Today after a jail stint he has (supposedly) found God and is walking the straight and narrow. I hope it is genuine. He was always nice to me, but I could always see the thinly vieled cruelty and rage in the guy. I tried to help him, and did what I could.
That is what I thought was somewhat amusing
You are certainly a snobbish, arrogant SOB, aren't you?
If you can't understand a little emotion over a defenseless animal, I certainly hope you don't have any animals.
Or kids, for that matter.
Then why will animals that have been tortured will years later still react to persons who look/smell like those who did the torturing?
The fact of the matter is, an animal like a kitten feels the pain of being burned to death, for no apparent reason beyond cruelty.
This person is evil and is likely to commit horrendous crimes against other beings, including those who are human. I say give maximum punishment for him and anyone who watched while this happened and did nothing - they clearly have little respect for the sanctity of life.
I've seen better treatment done to snakes in Asia where some eat them. They would at least cover their heads first before slitting and gutting them. Dogs are much smarter and I have a feeling they know what's going on around them.
I prefer my rabbit killed quickly and cleanly before it's grilled. No pain for the rabbit. Food for me.
However, this isn't a hunting OR an abortion issue : it about this guy's sadistic act, and the group of co-sadists who enjoyed watching it, rather than stop it.
Both of you should seek professional help.
I believe I am merely trying to say that animals and humans have far different values.
To put your scripture in context:
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. -- Mattew 10:29-31
This scripture is not talking about the worth of sparrows. It is talking about the worth of a man!
Your emotions are blinding you to the actual meaning of the words and sentences I use.
I see this man as a sinner, as we all are. I believe most on this thread may be guilty of looking for the speck in their brothers eye while ignoring the plank in their own.
BTW, what's my profile got to do with it?
SICK sick sick!
Do you suppose they'll track down the folks who made the death threats?
It is because we have become desensitized to it. That is why the pro abort groups get so upset whenever a picture of an aborted fetus is used during debates. Plus, the media is more than willing to pump up the (well deserved, IMO) outrage on aminal cruelty when they do not on abortion.
I do agree with Bush in that we need to change people's minds on abortion. We (as a society) treat it as akin to removing a wart or an ingrown toenail.
Why are you saying you would not do a thing that you sais it was OK for the sadistic creep to do? Because it's wrong? As to my dog, even with a gun, you'd have to be darned quick if you wanted to live to get off even one shot. He has a mind of his own...if feels I, my husband or children are threatened...he'll just come outta nowhere and jump right on 'em. He won't KILL them...unless I tell Hubby or I tell him to. Unlike the dogs owned by those people out on the left-coast. Those owners, apparently, think like you. Animals have minds. That's why they need to be trained.
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