Animal abuse should be considered a crime. No living being deserves to suffer or be treated like trash. There are countless resources to be able to forfeit an animal and resorting to violence against a helpless animal is just disgusting.
People who will hurt an animal, will hurt those they say they love also. The damage done to this poor seal pup should scare anyone who becomes aware of what was done to this poor creature.
The only way to respond to a crime like this, is to make sure that the person who committed it, is placed in a situation that keeps them from hurting others, whether they be animals or human beings. A crime like this, that is not dealt with to the highest order in the courts, puts out the wrong message to any community that has a crime like this occur.
Please take into consideration the fact that the multiple stabbing of this innocent creature was a cruel, inhuman, and done without any feelings attached to the life that they brutally stabbed.
Candace Carteen
I care about all animal cruelty because by the way my neighbors treat their animals is the way they behave. And I do not want to be surrounded by serial killers. Animals have feelings and deserve to live a peaceful life.
I have 2 Jack Russell Terriers. And to me they are like family. It pissed me off that a so called human being can do such a thing to defense less animal!
It almost brought me to tears when I saw the video.
Please authorities do what you can to keep this unhuman being in jail for a good long time!
And forbid him forever having anymore pets!
Animals are innocent, helpless against humans, and loving if treated right. This abuse is beyond heartbreaking. The suffering this poor dog must have experienced at the hands of this subhuman scumbag is terrifying to imagine. We need much stricter laws for animal abuse.
We have to protect the animals because they are helpless and innocent. We need to prosecute people who abuse them! If they can do this to animals, they might do it to children or others next.
I was appalled to learn that Joseph Harrison Parker who committed this heinous act is now out on bail which was reduced to $2,000 from $20,000 despite objections from prosecutors. I believe that people who commit acts of abuse to innocent animals can become abusive or violent towards human beings. I believe this act of cruelty towards Boo-boo was a precursor of what may happen to this family and in a way with divine intervention the cat ultimately saved this family. We need to prosecute individuals to the full extent of the law not only to protect innocent animals but also our communities from violent perpetrators.