Animals are considered personal property under the law. The mentality is that you can go get another cat or dog or horse -- that it's no big deal. |
I wanted him to see the other side. That this is real. |
Nothing was ever done about it. |
The back of (the dog's) feet were totally covered in blood, and there was almost nothing left of the pads on the bottom of his feet. He didn't die right away. He fought for his life. |
There's little enforcement at every level. |
Usually, defendants involved in these cases have other charges against them, and animal cruelty falls in line at the bottom. |
We are seeing an increase in men. |