It has been a tough week

An acquaintance had her two dogs stolen from her yard. two registered great danes, micro chipped, in a fenced yard with a cable style lock. They were spayed and neutered and had their id tags on them - she did everything a dog owner should do for the protection of her pets.

some lowlife, pond scum, cruel, self centered, uneducated, selfish, greedy (what other adjectives can I use without cursing?) jerk - cut the cable with bolt cutters, stole her two dogs and did unspeakable things to them. the female broke free and made her way home, the male was not so lucky. he ended up dead, but only after God knows what abuses. The female was apparently chained to a rape cage and had multiple dogs go at her. she found her way back home at 3 in the morning and was so frantic she was able to break into the front door. her vet bills are exurbanite and her soul is damaged.

The dog fighting gangs have long been in our city and the bad people are getting more and more brazen. the penalties are low because our legislature refuses to do anything about making any reasonable animal protection laws and the criminals are aware of it. the business of dog fighting is a high dollar business and the criminals have found that the profit margin and legal issues make it much more appealing than drug dealing. Until we stand up and push our elected officials to do something to make this business a serious jail time issue, nothing will change, I just hope it isn't your dog that ends up in a rape cage. contact your elected official and demand that they do something. NOW

posted by Elizabeth @ 8:02 AM