I hope everyone who sees these pictures and reads or hears these stories will think about the impact of animal abuse on society. It has been proven time and again that animal cruelty is one of the first signs of mental disturbance in those that commit future more violent crimes. Why would someone even do this-an unwanted pet could be adopted to a loving home? This could have even been someone else’s pet, that a person took just for the sick thrill of torturing it. While there are laws on animal cruelty, it is up to the individual investigators and prosecutors to enforce and punish them. However, laws need to be tougher too. Often, people are given basically a warning or the equivalent of a slap on the hand and continue their abusive cycles. Isn’t this true with child abuse and domestic violence issues also?

I linked to the animal cruelty cases in Alabama-it sickens me how many animal cruelty cases are in our state. What is the deal with Mobile-we are definately rated #1 at something according to the map-we have the most cases of animal cruelty in the entire state! We need to wake up and get these cases prosecuted.

My heart breaks for this poor dog and the suffering she endured. I hope when they catch the person responsible for this they convict to the fullest extent of the law. Escambia County(Florida and Alabama), as well as Baldwin County usually do a wonderful job of prosecuting. To bad Mobile doesn’t take some lessons.

I hope they find who did this. I also pray that wkrg follows this one. They always say that when someone abuses an animal that humans are next.