Is he dead? NO, thank goodness.

This is the last week that I will be posting to this blog. It does not seem as if I have done a whole quarter's worth of these blog posts. I am sad to say that I am a bit happy it is coming to an end. I like that I have been trying to make people aware of the sick and twisted people in the world that would harm an innocent animal. The cases that I have found have shaken me to the core and left me several times with a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. I just hope that I have made even one person aware of the abuse that goes on everyday, in every neighborhood, in every city, and in every country. One person can make a big difference in an animal's life and well-being. Please do not hesitate to stand up for an animal that is being abused or neglected.

This week we go to Cleveland, Ohio where a man decided that because a dog alleged bit his dog and scared his family he was going to attach it by a leash to the back of his car and drag him down the street. I know that it is not right if this dog really did bite another dog and scare this man's family. However, there are better solutions than attaching the dog to the bumper of a car and dragging him down the road. I do not believe that any dog has the right to attack another dog or child, but there are resources out there to take care of these issues.

According to an eye witness that saw the dog being drug behind the car the dog was, "screaming and hollering, screaming and hollering." This is obvious cruelty to an animal. Somehow, the dog was released from the back of the car and some people went to help him. The man drove back through, stopped, showed no remorse, and said "Is he dead?" Then drove off.

The dog lived and is still currently looking for a new home. The people at the animal shelter said the dog has been very docile since he came in. They named him number 96. He loves to lick the vet technician's face. I liked that this one came with a happy ending. The dog seemed very docile and they are letting someone adopt him which is very good. I wonder if the man just claimed that he bit his dog to have an excuse to abuse the animal. If what he said is true, if he has his own animals they need to be investigated. One of the updates to the case stated that the man is not allowed to own any animals for five years. The man was convicted of animal cruelty.

http://www.pet-abuse.com/cases/12242/OH/US/

I just want to say thank you to everyone that took the time to read my blog and comment. I have enjoyed writing these every week even though I am glad it is over now.

Circus...fun for the entire family or cruel and unusual punishment???

Here we are this week at yet another sick and twisted case of animal abuse. The video is not necessarily all that graphic just more disturbing. After seeing this and reading more into the reported cases of animal abuse at the circus, I will never condone anyone taking their children to see the circus. I did not like it before, but I sure do not like it now. This video shows people talking about how they treat the elephants in training. One man stated, "I am not going to touch her in front of a thousand people." Hmmm...Is there something wrong with that statement? If you can not treat an animal like that in front of a bunch of people why do you do this during training? There is something wrong here.

 Honestly, I have seen many videos where elephants go out of control and could severely harm someone. I think someone abusing one of these very large animals has to have a death wish. All it would take is for the elephant to be pushed too far one time and it could kill in an instant.  In my opinion, a lot of times the elephant is scared of what is going to happen if it tries to fight back.

A lot of people believe that animals do not have different personalities like humans do. I beg to differ. I have seen different personalities in every different animal I have ever come across. I think some people say that so they can feel better about abusing an animal. Some people might think that if they are all lumped in a group where they all think and act the same it is OK to abuse them.

There are a lot of sick people that profit from the mistreatment of animals and this is just not right! I will not now or in the future ever go to a circus. I do not care what kind of deal I can get. I will not be found supporting such barbaric acts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2KEjdcceng

I would like that dog not neglected please...

This week we travel to Iowa, where there was a pet store charged by the USDA for numerous violations of the Animal Welfare Act. July of 1999, Mary and Rick Broderson were doing business as Fifth Avenue Pets in Kiron, Iowa when the USDA stepped in and charged them with several offenses under the AWA including but not limited to: failure to remove excrement (urine and poop) from the enclosures, failure to provide adequate lighting for routine inspection, and the long list of others found here. 

I have to wonder if the people charged in this case really thought they were running an efficient and profitable business entity. If their main income had to do with these animals then shouldn't they have taken better care of them? I think for them to be profitable they should have taken better care of their animals. This is just a bad decision on their part. The animals do not deserve to live in horrid conditions. 

I must admit this week I decided to go more on the tamer side of abuse and neglect (if there even is such a thing). The blog last week was really hard for me to deal with. It left me with an ill feeling all week. I do not have a very weak stomach. I have two nieces and I have seen a lot of really nasty things. This Blog has really opened my eyes to the business end of animal abuse, neglect, hoarding, etc. There are a lot of corrupt people in the world that really should not be doing business with animals as their number one source of income. There is no reason that they could not have cleaned up after these animals, besides pure laziness. I do not think there was a lot of abuse in the terms of beatings, shootings, or other violent abuse. This was mostly neglect, still abuse just not as violent.

I think that if people really wanted to do anything business related and receive profits for it they need to understand that they need to care for their "product." I do not like referring to them as that, but that is basically what they are for people in this business. The animals become like a bag of dog food to some people. The animals are treated like something that can be shoved onto a shelf and just expected to sell. I think that the people responsible for this should be treated the same way the animals were. Call me old fashioned, but that is the way I think it should be. I can guarantee they will not like it.