Post by Maggie on Oct 1, 2013 10:41:44 GMT -6
I haven't reported on this particular case because it leaves every other animal abuse case ever behind, in terms of depraved cruelty. Frankly, I also can't write about it without weeping. Still, lots more of us need to get mad, if we are going to stop any of the cruelty towards animals and children that we read about every day.
On Saturday a vigil was held for the dog whose treatment defies any excuse or explanation. The Boston Herald reports:
The person who did this deed must be caught. Anyone who could torture an animal is very likely not a person who can be trusted around other animals or humans.
On Saturday a vigil was held for the dog whose treatment defies any excuse or explanation. The Boston Herald reports:
Mullaney was one of about 700 animal lovers who attended a vigil for Puppy Doe at Pageant Field in Quincy yesterday calling for stronger laws against animal abuse and hoping that the person responsible for brutalizing the 1- to 2-year- old female pit bull will soon be arrested. Puppy Doe was euthanized Aug. 31 after a good Samaritan found her in a Quincy park.
“The fact of the matter is the current laws in Massachusetts are not tough enough to protect our animals,” Quincy state Rep. Bruce J. Ayers said to roaring applause as he addressed the crowd. Ayers said he is sponsoring a bill that would toughen penalties. “By raising fines and penalties, it’s my hope to show animal abusers that these crimes will not be tolerated.”
Animal abuse laws in the Bay State now draw a maximum of five years in prison and $2,500 fine.
Puppy Doe was starved, beaten, burned and stabbed in the eye. Her tongue was sliced in a serpent-like split. Several speakers addressed the crowd of people, many of whom brushed away tears. Attendees brought homemade signs and sported Puppy Doe T-shirts. Some brought their dogs, big and small.
The person who did this deed must be caught. Anyone who could torture an animal is very likely not a person who can be trusted around other animals or humans.