Should There Be Harsher Laws For Animal Cruelty

On Thursday,  June 8th, a North Pole, Alaskan woman convicted of animal cruelty was given a ane-year suspended sentence , one twelvemonth probation with the condition she non be immune to own whatever animal or be around any animal without supervision.    April Arlene Gutierrez, 49, did not seek out assist for her injured dog in June 2015 when her two-year onetime dachshund, Shebba, was hit by a car leaving the small dog with 2 broken legs – left hind leg and correct front leg.

Shebba was forced to suffer hurting and suffering without relief for a month.   The pup tried to ease her pain by chewing part of her back human foot off.    Information technology was at this time that Gutierrez and a friend took Shebba to Loving Companions Animal Rescue who immediately took the pup to a veterinarian ( Animal Business firm Veterinary Clinic.)     The extent of Shebba's injuries was something that you lot'd run across in a horror picture.   Merely stated, gory and disturbing abuse.    The dorsum leg was maggot-infested with  bones and tendons exposed leading to a gangrenous human foot.   Shebba chewed then much of her foot that is was dangling and barely fastened leading to amputation of it.   Her genitals were likewise infested with maggots.   Shebba was also pregnant just the puppies had died ii days prior to seeing a vet for the outset fourth dimension.

Lucy aka Shebba
photo/Douge family unit

Despite the atrocious and egregious corruption,  Gutierrez was merely charged with a misdemeanor.    A misdemeanor!!!!    This isn't an isolated incident in the United States where animal abuse is non treated every bit the serious and violent crime that it is.    When people hear animal corruption is a felony in all 50 states, it is extremely misleading! The punishment for beast corruption does not fit the law-breaking of pain or killing an fauna.    Rarely is anyone charged with a felony.   Even when people are charged with animal abuse, about receive probation and a small pittance of a fine.

Why is fauna abuse not treated like the violent crime that it is?    Why aren't fauna abusers charged with a felony criminal offense and harsher sentences and stiffer fines despite animal abuse being a felony in all fifty states?  With the current weak penalties for animal cruelty,  what reason do people have to be deterred from inflicting abuse upon an beast?

Alaska's legislature passed a neb in 2016 to reduce prison populations and recidivism rates by decreasing the penalties for a variety of crimes including animal abuse.    This ways Gutierrez couldn't exist charged with a felony regardless of what she had washed to Shebba.   She received the maximum possible period of suspended incarceration every bit part of her plea.    How does this punishment fit the law-breaking and deter anyone from inflicting abuse upon an animal in the futurity?   Information technology clearly doesn't.

The Animal Legal Defense Fund put out their yearly report before this twelvemonth and Alaska was ranked in the lesser tier when it comes to laws protecting animals.    Merely, Alaska is not alone.   The ALDF stated "there aren't enough laws (in the nation) and the ones on the books are simply not strong plenty."   That says it all.

When will abuse against animals be treated equally the trigger-happy offense it is?   I retrieve the reply lies when animals are no longer considered property but sentient beings who have real emotions and have the ability to suffer real pain as humans practise.    Pets are considered to be objects such equally your furniture or vehicle.    A dog breathes, eats, sleeps,  runs, play, cries, is happy, is sad –  an object is obviously incapable of this.

Crimes against animals must also be considered as an act of violence in which an offender uses or threatens force upon a victim which is the definition used for a crime of violence confronting a man.   As it stands right now,  any act of cruelty confronting an animal is non technically considered a violent law-breaking and the punishment is minor.    Tearing crimes are commonly punished more than severely which is what needs to happen to animal abusers if nosotros're going to cease this vicious wheel of beast cruelty.

In Gutierrez's case,  the state "would have liked to secure a sentence involving a period of bodily incarceration for her conduct…… even if she would have been charged with felony level fauna cruelty, a court could not impose anything merely suspended time for the typical offender due to their new police force."

Shebba is now Lucy and was adopted by the Douge family.   She has recovered but has a fear of cars and she has to be the only dog in the household.

Brody, my tripawd, lost his leg because his former owner abused him. Tina Evangelista-Eppenstein

My dog, Brody, is a clear example of animal cruelty, as he, likewise, lost a leg because he never received the veterinarian care subsequently his former owner broke information technology on purpose.   Brody's leg dangled for at least a month before being saved past Hillside SPCA.   They were unable to save his correct forepart leg.  Too much time had passed to properly heal.   Brody has adjusted extremely well to life on iii legs.    However, equally time goes by my husband and I accept noticed how he becomes scared at different things.    It's as if he suppressed a lot of his fears and finally feels relaxed to share those fears with us.

This past weekend Brody and I were playing (he LOVES to play!) and I pretended to put his leg in my oral fissure.    Brody freaked out!   He ran away from me.    He stared me down.   Information technology was every bit if he was saying,  don't hurt me.    The await in his eyes was of bewilderment.    We take cemented our trust with Brody by taking our fourth dimension and reassuring him he will never exist abused once again.   It took time and patience on both sides.

Brody was abused very badly. He had to accept a leg amputated after suffering for over a month without any vet intendance.

But, we can encounter at that place are times that he must remember what the previous person did to him through his fearful actions.   All we do is reassure him and don't repeat the behavior that elicited such a reaction.

Brody'southward accuser never faced jail time.   That's outrageous considering he put Brody through unspeakable hurting for over a month.  Brody was too given ibuprofen to lessen his pain which could've killed him.   Later being saved, blood work was completed to come across if his liver was affected past the otc medicine.  It wasn't!     Ironically, the person wanted Brody back after his leg was amputated!    Not in my lifetime!

The laws need to change for animal cruelty in our nation.    We must first recognize our pets as sentient beings and treat these crimes as violent crimes punishable past serious and harsher jail time and high fines!    Only then will we start to meet animal abuse diminish.

Tina Evangelista-Eppenstein is a idiot box talk prove host, speaker, writer and is an unabashed  beast advocate .   Her love for animals is what drives her to promote sensation of the many issues facing animals.  She adores her tripawd, Brody!   She hosts the show,  " A Shut-Up Look at Animal Welfare Issues."   If yous'd similar Tina to talk to your group or have a story, please email her at tevangelistaepp@yahoo.com.   Similar https://www.facebook.com/ACloseUpLookAtAnimalWelfareIssues  and bank check out AnimalWelfareIssues.com for all the tv set shows, articles,  and podcasts you may have missed!

Source: https://www.animalwelfareissues.com/u-s-animal-protection-laws-are-not-strong-enough-abuse-must-be-seen-as-violent-crimes/

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