How ridiculous, what are the youth thinking these days?

I think it's fair, the killing of animals is one of the first signs of a pathological problem, usually leading to murdering/serial killing.

I assume they are up at the 25yr sentence because of the B&E aswell as destruction of property and animal cruelty.

There must be several charges for the sentence to be so long. Regular animal cruelty I don't think carries a penalty longer than 5 years or something like that.

~Keeper

I'm a cat parent, so you JUST KNOW I approve of those humanoid monsters going away for life, and "get(ting) owned" by some big burly lonesome inmates.
I have gaurdian'd birds and cats, and had discovered, only through doing so, that they really are little people in fur and feather coats. They display these amazingly unique personalities, and sometimes when you are alone with them, they do stuff that if you told others, you'd probably not be believed. I have discovered that cats and dogs actually really -- laugh -- when they think something is funny. It's simply paradigm-busting, to the old-world Dark Ages (sic)'axiom' "dumb animals".
One time, I was moving out of an apartment, to relocate into another one, and my cat thought I was leaving him. I took this wooly neck pillow, and placed it on top of all the other stuff stacked up on my moving-handtruck. He kept jumping up and grabbing it, and taking it a couple feet away from me, as if to say "don't leave me and take all this stuff, I won't let you". He was mewing in distress, not playing. It was heartbreaking! (Until 'mommy' took him with finally, too!")

This is...just absolutely ridiculous..they should obviously be punished for breaking and entering+ animal cruelty...but 25years?...really...what a way to clog up the system.

I agree it's shocking what they did. A cat to me is like a human being, they are full of emotion and needs just like a human, yet their innocence amazes me.

But will prison really help them?

I'm not even an animal person, but what in the world possesses someone to set a living being on fire.

I just don't get it. Where's the motivation to do it. The things people decide to do is grotesque.

I don't think they should get 25 years. Just do the Iran thing, we'll put charcoal fluid on them, ignite, and see if they'll ever do it again.

Originally posted by Solomons
This is...just absolutely ridiculous..they should obviously be punished for breaking and entering+ animal cruelty...but 25years?...really...what a way to clog up the system.

If someone broke into your house and tortured your pet, you probably wouldn't want to see them in public either. You have to understand, all life is precious, and to some people, pets such as cats and dogs are family.

I can't imagine what would possess a person to do something so hideous, but as someone said before it is probably a combination of psychological issues and general criminal intent. Either way, they shouldn't be walking around in public for at least a couple of decades, if at all.

Im sorry i actually have two cats..and 25 years is like i said..ludicrous,yes this is a despicable act and they should be punished along with breaking and entering,25 years though? no that just plain silly.

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