ANIMAL CRUELTY SHOULD BE STOPPED WORLDWIDE. THE SOFT APPROACH OF SMALL FINES ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH. A PRISON SENTENCE SHOULD BE THE ONLY DECISION. PEOPLE WHO DELIBERATELY INFLICT CRUELTY ON ANIMALS DESERVE PRISON FULL STOP.  AN EXAMPLE OF A SOFT TOUCH APPROACH IS THE 2 TEENAGERS WHO THREW A DOG REPEATEDLY DOWN THE STAIRS ONLY GOT A £300 FINE AND TAGGED FOR 6 MONTHS. WHAT GOOD WILL THAT DO. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. THEY'RE PROBABLY PAYING THE FINE OF A SMALL AMOUNT A WEEK.  IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.  ALSO THE BARBARIC YULING DOG MEAT FESTIVAL WHERE DOGS ARE TREATED SO APPAULING  WHILE THEY ARE STILL ALIVE. PLEASE LETS ALL PUT THE PRESSURE ON AND MAKE THE GOVERNMENTS OF ALL COUNTRIES STAND UP AND LISTEN AND ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING TO STOP THESE CRUEL ACTS.