last week, they arrested people for animal cruelty at a nearby farm and the place was littered with dead and sick and dying animals that they were not taking care of.
where i live, they are only now starting to toughen up the animal cruelty laws. even so, they lag far behind a lot of other states.
i know in some places, the penalty for hurting an animal can be tougher than that for hurting your kids. nothing makes sense sometimes.