Your Days of Ignorance are Over!

           Although animals are not sentient (self-aware), they are still living, feeling creatures and should therefore not be subjected to preventable suffering. Animals feel pain and are capable of suffering, just like people. Those who commit violent crimes against people often start their criminal career by torturing or neglecting animals. Some acts of cruelty such as dog fighting, are accompanied by illegal gambling and drug dealing. Treating an animal cruelly will often cause him to attack innocent people. A animal is not born bad, humanity and animal cruelty makes them turn bad. Animals are so helpless, they can't scream out in pain or talk to anyone to help them.
           In the news titled as, Chihuahua Killer Faces  posted: May 20, 2011 1:57 AM CDT updated: May 20,2011 2:19AM CDT underlined as Puppy's death could cost con big time under three strikes law says, "A California man accused of fatally slamming his wife's Chihuahua against a wall during a domestic dispute could be sentenced to life in prison, according to authorities, he has four earlier convictions for assault with a deadly weapon, he's in for a particularly harsh sentence this time around if he's convicted under the state's controversial Three Strikes Law for repeat offenders." Four strikes already and now animal cruelty? Hey in my ballpark it's three strikes and you're out, so people take your bat and glove and come with me.
           Animal cruelty don't only happen happen here in Oakland. This is a problem every where. In a news article titled as Man charged with killing pet rabbits posted: May 25,2011 in Florida says, "A central Florida man faces animal cruelty and child abuse charges after authorities say he killed three baby rabbits.A 34-year-old Reginald Owen Sear Jr. got into an argument with his wife Tuesday over who was supposed to feed the family's pet rabbits. Police say Sear took the animals' cardboard box into the bathroom and killed the baby bunnies by twisting them." That is cruel is like killing a baby, animals are like mini humans.
           Most aren't even reported, so there isn't an exact number, just billions. The sad truth is, over 65 billion animals are used, abused, and killed for food, scientific/medical testing, military experimentation, entertainment, clothing, and breeding - as in puppy mills.Domesticated pets and farm animals definitely need greater protection. Not just in the form of punishment. Some people argue that is because animals need discipline but to me hitting on them is not the way. There is other ways of disciplining animals that don't have to do with necessarily hurting them. We need to report when we see someone abusing a innocent animal. There safety is in our hands.