Examples of Animal Cruelty Deserving of Jail Time

I recently wrote about the lack of appropriate punishment attached to cases of extreme animal cruelty or neglect and wanted to share with you guys a couple of stories I've found online that in my opinion, demonstrate perfectly the different types of animal abuse / neglect. Both are severe and both are deserving of serious punishment. Let's look at the two different cases and determine what would be appropriate in these situations.

1. 75 Year Old Woman Has over 50 Animals Seized Citing Neglect

​www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/over-50-animals-seized-in-suspected-animal-abuse-case/

a 75 year old woman had over 50 animals seized from her after complaints from neighbours that she was neglecting the animals. Local Animal Control visited the property after receiving a concerned tip. Along with a Veterinarian, they determined that there were some serious changes that had to be made in order for the woman to continue to house the animals. Essentially, if she were to be unable to make these changes, she was aware her animals would likely be seized.

Visiting nearly a dozen times after the initial visit, they determined that the woman had done nothing to improve the quality of life for the animals on her property which prompted the seizure.

She deserves jail time, 75 years old or not. She was given ample opportunity to improve the quality of life for her animals and instead, chose to do absolutely nothing resulting in continued neglect. There were cows that appeared to be starving trying to feed their hungry babies. This is a clear example of serious animal neglect leading to abuse / cruelty. While there was no physical abuse reported, neglect leading to starvation, poor quality of life, or uninhabitable living quarters constitutes as animal abuse.

She was given every opportunity to change and do what's right for those animals and she instead chose to do nothing. While it's saddening to imagine incarcerating an elderly woman, we must make a point that this type of neglect is a serious crime deserving of jail time. One does not learn a lesson by simply having animals removed nor will that send a message to anyone else currently neglecting animals that this is a serious issue.  LOCK HER UP!

2. Man sought For Serious Animal Abuse After Video Emerges of Him Throwing Dogs against A Wall

​www.al.com/news/tuscaloosa/2020/07/suspect-sought-on-animal-abuse-charges-after-dogs-videoed-being-thrown-against-wall.html

A video emerged of a 21 year old man throwing 3 different dogs against a wall, none of which were under his ownership. The video sparked concern among the community and was reported to officials who have put out a warrant against him for first degree animal abuse charges.

It is very clear why this situation is deserving of a jail sentence. Firstly, those weren't even his dogs which means he obtained them unlawfully. Secondly, if you're capable of throwing helpless dogs against a wall for the hell of it, what else are you capable of doing? It's evident that this young man likely has anger issues and a complete lack of a moral compass which means that his aggression won't stop at animals. This is a person who clearly has no regard for decency and a complete lack of respect for living creatures. He needs to be incarcerated and even perhaps rehabilitated for serious anger issues.

In a situation like this where it was so very clearly malicious, jail time is the only appropriate response to the situation. If you slap him with a fine or community service, do we actually think that his anger issues and disregard for life will just dissipate because he paid a $1, 000 fine? He needs to be in jail where he can truly reflect on why he is in prison and what he needs to do to better himself before more innocent animals are subjected to his violence. 

2 different example of animal cruelty, both deserving of jail sentences. While one of them was malicious and violent towards animals seemingly deserving of a harsher punishment, we cannot deny that neglecting animals to the point of starvation is just as serious. If we don't start committing to jail for serious animal cruelty convictions, these things will never change. 

What do you guys think? Do you agree that both situations deserve jail sentences? What are your thoughts?

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