Weaver said she always encourages people to report this type of criminal activity to law enforcement, and to prosecute when the time comes. Humane society workers also offer support when cases go to court. But animal abuse isn't always so cut and dried. Weaver said state law requires pet owners to provide proper food, water, and shelter for their pets, and in many cases people just don't understand what they need to do. I don't think a majority of people abuse their animals because they don't love them.
Animals have to have food, water, shelter to survive.
They depend on us people to do that for them. To report a case of animal abuse, call the Darlington County Humane Society's animal abuse hotline at 332-5609. To help with the humane society's animal abuse program, call Patti Weaver at 383-5585. All rights reserved. Any copying, redistribution, or retransmission of any of the contents of this service without the written consent of The Messenger is expressly prohibited.