Justice for murdered shelter animals

Help us bring justice to the 130 animals slaughtered by this vicious couple by making your voices heard and demanding that the perpetrators of this horrendous crime recieve the maximum sentence!

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/186/justice-for-murdered-shelter-animals

Earlier this week, New Orleans police arrested Richard and Marian Kreutzer on charges of severe animal cruelty and neglect after more than 130 corpses of dogs and other animals were discovered buried in their backyard. The discovery was made after the house had been sold and the new owners were digging flower beds.

"We found the first few bodies and thought nothing of it." The current homeowners commented. "We thought that maybe they had just not marked where their pets were buried. But when we kept finding bodies all over the yard, some one on top of the other, we knew something was wrong."

All in all, it took 10 people over 6 hours to exhume all of the remains and police speculate that there could be more buried deeper. "There really is no way of knowing exactly how long this went on." An officer stated. "They could have been at this for years."

Walter the Cat

I want to share this video of a cat called Walter. He was adopted by a lady in 2009. He looks adorable. We read about so many animals that are saved and then eventually gased because they are not adopted. But Walter is lucky. He is save and happy.

Check his video ... I think this was the video that was put when ASPCA were looking for someone to adopt Walter.

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An hour ago my sister told me that the guy she was madly in love with once upon a time has finally proposed someone. My reaction hasn’t been that great. For years, this guy never missed any opportunity of hurting Z & even today, he had to tell her. I really don’t see the point. All I know is that some people just go on hurting, because that’s all they have & that’s all they can give.

If someone loves you, does that mean you have the right to hurt that person? I’m writing on it, as I want to get this out of my system. I don’t believe in that stupid, crappy concept of love anymore. I don’t even know when did this happen & I don’t even care. But I just didn’t like it when my sister told me this dramatic shit.

Guy 4 was my last crush. That bastard too made me cry on a number of occasions. Once I was crying & my cat Tommy (who was suffering from Leukemia at that time) kept on talking to me. The next time when it happened, his baby brother Bobo didn’t leave me for a second. I don’t hate Guy 4, as I don’t hate anyone…even my worst enemies. Later on, I also made a million dollar discovery that all this happened as it was a bet. And the bet revolved around sex. As if kissing or sleeping with someone is like shitting. However, my history is somewhat like this: you may bet on me, but you don’t win, baby. Certainly not in this life time! And you won’t believe it, but I was 29 at that time, not a teenager who could have done anything for a hopeless crush.

Z genuinely loved that bastard. As far as I’m concerned, I had that damn thing in my mind that I was growing old. What I have seen is that some people take you to the extent where you stop feeling anything for them. Whether they live or die, it doesn’t matter.

27th Feb 2010

This week I went to 3 events & even I was surprised, cause I am…what should I say…anti-social. But 2 of my very dear friends have asked & I just couldn’t say no.

We went to this book launch at the Art’s Council on Wednesday. Actually a page has been written on the parents of Sara in the book Karachiwala: a subcontinent within a city. The book is about all sorts of communities who live in Karachi. As usual I was sleeping while people were talking & it reminded me of my Zoology class when I used to look at my watch every now & then, & even a second seemed like a century. One of the reviewers said that he didn’t know why Romana has asked him to write an essay on it. The others were all praise how people usually are. One individual said that it’s an important book.

The author highlighted a very important aspect in her speech. She talked about the class difference that can be seen everywhere. She was even thankful that people came as it’s very difficult to drive or come at any place, due to traffic & other problems including fear that we face on a daily basis. She has even written on 4 boys who ran away from their homes & now live on the foot path.

However, the snacks were disgusting. My friend wanted to have dessert & she made me have a bite even though I didn’t want to…that piece of cake seemed like 30 year old something & then she didn’t have it herself after seeing my expression. People were using spoon to pick up plain chips & then devouring it with the aid of their fingers…that was a funny scene. Sandwiches were fine. And there was this old uncle who couldn't help inquiring if we went to Karachi Grammar.

I think I should move on the next event. So on Thursday, my sister called me at around 6:30 & asked me to get ready for a play at PACC. I like theatre for a variety of reason, but I went to this play after one hell of a long time. They are new people & they do have talent. The character of donkey man was cute & so was the real donkey. And such aged people came to watch the play. I felt terribly young :P

And today I went to this session arranged by my friend Tya. I did learn that mobile is actually a very powerful weapon. What a pity it wasn’t accessible when I was a teenager! Again I was sleeping during the entire session. The speaker looked a lot like Karan Johar. When he asked me as to what is augmented reality. I had no clue as I didn’t even listen to the question. Later on my sister gave a summary of it all & I was like…she’s related to me AND she was listening. I did comment but on useless things. Actually one of the guys who was sitting beside me…whenever he said something, I just added something to it.

I didn’t miss my watch as such but seconds could actually be so long & again I was reminded of that Zoology class. However, it’s a coincidence that twice this week I was reminded of my college days & that Zoology teacher.

Before I forget, there was this aged couple sitting right at the back. They kept on talking so loudly. People in Pakistan have no manners & they were not even teenagers. They were in their 40s I guess. Even when the session was over, they were talking.

I don’t know whether Sara & Tya would give me points for this write-up, but they must :P I usually don’t make commitments, but when I do, I keep it. And I have been very, very honest. And for friends I take out the time to sleep even in book launches & sessions on mobile phones.

Curiosity to kill

Australian scientists are hoping to add some truth to the old adage by using curiosity to kill some of the country's millions of wild cats.

New traps that attract cats using sound and light, and then squirt them with poison, will soon be tested in South Australia's Kangaroo Island, the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre said on its website.

"This is a tunnel that emits a... sound and bright features that attract cats to it," professor Steven Lapidge said, according to public broadcaster ABC.

"It requires them to walk through a tunnel and if they set off certain sensors in a certain configuration, then it detects the shape of the animal.

"If it is a cat then it will deliver a short spray onto its belly of a toxic substance that puts them to sleep."

The centre believes Australia may have more than 18 million feral cats descended from escaped domestic pets, which kill native wildlife and are hard to control using conventional poisons.

Australia's vast size makes it vulnerable when new species are introduced, with the country suffering large-scale environmental and agricultural damage from wild pigs, rabbits, foxes, cane toads and even camels.

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/Curiosity+kill+Australia+feral+cats/2607191/story.html

Death of Sea World trainer

The death of a veteran Sea World trainer in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday has spotlighted the campaign of several major animal rights groups to keep marine mammals out of theme parks altogether.

Dawn Brancheau was killed when a 12,300-lb. male orca “killer whale” grabbed her in front of an audience at the Orlando theme park.

Now, animal rights activists say that many questions should be asked in the wake of Ms. Brancheau's death. Sea World has said that the very same orca is responsible for human deaths in 1991 and again in 1999. The Humane Society of the United States has long campaigned for marine mammals to be removed from theme parks.

“These behemoths are denied all of their natural, instinctual inclinations, and we humans tend to think, ‘Well, this is just a bad animal.’ But it is a wild animal, used to running free in an entire ocean, but now confined to a very small space,” says Joyce Tischler, founder of and general counsel for Animal Legal Defense Fund. She compares an orca’s life in captivity in a tank to keeping a human being in a bathtub for his entire life. She says most Americans have romanticized notions of sea life perpetuated by such TV series as “Flipper.” But even dolphins are known to aggressively run their teeth down the backs of humans in hundreds of incidents that are not reported outside the conservation community press, she says.

SeaWorld closed its Orlando park immediately after the tragedy, and suspended its orca show in San Diego. “We've initiated an investigation to determine, to the extent possible, what occurred,” SeaWorld President Dan Brown said in a brief statement to reporters. Ms. Brancheau had worked at the park since 1994. Mr. Brown said no SeaWorld park had ever before experienced a similar incident and pledged a thorough review of all of the park's standard operating procedures. “This is an extraordinarily difficult time for the SeaWorld parks and our team members. Nothing is more important than the safety of our employees, guests, and the animals entrusted to our care," Brown said. “We extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the trainer and will do everything possible to assist them in this difficult time.”

The orca is the largest member of the dolphin family and is known as a favorite at Sea World. Killer whales are a highly social species.

But “the vast majority of the orca whales in captivity would be far better off to be returned to the wild. Orcasare unbelievably ill-suited to life in theme parks and can be successfully returned to the wild. We know, because we have done it,” says David Phillips, director of the International Marine Mammal Project for theEarth Island Institute, who led the effort to rescue, rehabilitate, and release the killer whale Keiko, made famous in the movie “Free Willy.” “Orcas deserve a better fate than living in cramped pools.

Mr. Phillips recalls that Keiko went from languishing in small pool in Mexico City all the way to swimming with wild whales in his native waters in Iceland. He ended up swimming to Norway and living there in a bay with some human care until he died. Phillips says the public would be better served by seeing orcas in the wild and ensuring their protection there.

“This isn’t the first time that stressed-out orca whales have injured or killed people, and unfortunately, it is not likely to be the last,” says Phillips. “It is high time that the marine park industry get out of the captive orca business.”

Tischler takes on the argument most often given by defenders of such captivity: That it is educational and spotlights the need for conservation and protection of such creatures: “The people who run these theme parks are not interested in conservation or protection, they are interested in making money,” Tischler says. “I would be asking, ‘Why was this animal kept after the first death?’ ”

“This is a giant warning sign that society needs to rethink this question of holding large predators in captivity,” says Chris Palmer, author of “Shooting in the Wild,” a book about wild animals in captivity, who also teaches at American University. “Having a trainer killed this way can’t justify whatever benefits we get from conservation or protection.”

http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100225/ts_csm/282809

http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/killer-whale-drowns-trainer-in-front-of-theme-park-audience-620

INHUMANE Euthanasia

This is to put an end to cruel animal euthanasia by gas chamber & heartstick methods being used in U.S. shelters.

25-30 animals at a time are stuffed into the chamber,screaming,howling,crying out,choking,vomiting,fighting each other,urinating,deficating, clawing to get out while ripping their claws out & banging their heads against the chamber wall during this process.Many convulse go into comas & are buried alive or thrown in the garbage alive.Pregnant & senior animals take longer to die.All animals take about 30-45 mins to die.Some are gased 2-3 times.These are living,breathing,feeling,innocent & speechless beings.Some have lost their homes,have known nothing but abuse & neglect.In some places it's been ok to do 1 animal at a time since a group take longer-even 1 is cruel.There is not one humane aspect in this.It is totally unacceptable.

Heartstick method is also being performed where animals are stuck in the heart with lethal injection while awake & being held by the fur.This is being stabbed in the heart and the heart itself can not be located directly on the first puncture & of course is horrifically painful unless animal is fully sedated.

Please sign this petition...thank you!

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/guardians-against-inhumane-euthanasia

Noshee

Last night I saw this woman in her late 30s named Noshee narrating her story on TV. She has an apartment in Gulshan, but she prefers to stay on the road. She looks more like a beggar. She just cannot stay in her apartment. Her siblings are all married. One of her brothers keeps in touch with her, but he lives in America. She has become like this ever since the death of her mother. Although she has nice clothes, but she prefers to stay in dirty rags & doesn’t even comb her hair. She says that she doesn’t have friends & her family should consider her dead.

Noshee’s mother died 4 years ago. For almost 6 months, she didn’t go anywhere, but after that she has been on the road. She even stays out at night. As I have been able to understand this is a reaction. She has suffered too much. Even right now she’s hurt, & she’s taking out on herself by leading this kind of life.

In our society, people attach too much significance to marriage & those who don’t get married for whatever reason, they aren’t being respected at all. As long as Noshee’s mother was alive, at least she used to live in her house. I just can’t use the word home anymore, cause things must have been bad right from the outset.

It would be very easy to call this woman crazy. But who is at fault? The society, the norms that are being followed religiously, her family, the people who don’t miss any opportunity of jeering at someone who won’t retaliate – who exactly is responsible?

Don’t be sad after reading the story of Noshee…just try not to create another such person. I know that usually girls don’t come out on the streets, but this doesn’t mean they aren’t hurt. This particular person must have faced restriction all her life & this is a reaction…a very weird reaction but nevertheless a reaction that shows how years of pain can drive one nuts.

First word

I don’t know what’s the 1^st word that I uttered, cause my mother told me that I was just 3 days old when I started talking to Papa. At the very same time, he got promoted, so he couldn’t stay in Karachi. But he used to come over every weekend & we used to chat like anything. Usually kids say ‘Mama’ first, but I said ‘Papa’. And you won’t believe it, but Z used to call him ‘Ma’. That’s by far the cutest thing I’ve ever heard.

Death of a teenager due to sheer negligence

17 year old Rashida Sajid was suffering from stomach pains on Sunday & she died due to sheer negligence on the part of the hospital staff as they gave her the wrong blood type during blood transfusion.

Which reminds me of another incident in which scissor was left in the stomach of a woman during the surgery & later on that woman died. I wonder if anyone has been punished in that case. And let’s see what happens in this one. Justice seems to be a word just meant for the dictionary & arguments. It has no place in real life.

Anyway, the family, relatives & area residents protested & raised slogans against the staff that treated the girl.

The father said that they didn’t know as to why she was suffering. They took her to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital on Saturday & she was given a painkiller. However, the pain didn’t subside even on Sunday. Dr. Bilal insisted for a surgery & he also asked them to arrange for blood. Her blood type was A positive & the family provided 5 bottles. In spite of that, the wrong blood type was given. Very weird! If 5 bottles were really provided, then it’s nothing but negligence on the part of the hospital staff to make this sort of blunder in blood transfusion.

Anyhow, 3 member team has been formed to probe this incident.

Rashida Sajid was just 17. We can’t say anything about the diagnosis. She had stomach pains. 1^st she was given some painkiller & the next day, they performed a surgery. That 5 bottles story seems to be an exaggeration. The family is hurt & angry at their loss. Whatever the truth is, nothing is going to bring back this girl. Would the culprits be punished? We don’t know. What we know is that such incidents happen time & again.

The same old story

Yesterday again I saw some pics of puppies & kittens that are on death row. Seriously, now I have my doubts whether posting the links of these animals could actually help. It has been the most depressing discoveries I have made this year. How conveniently high kill shelters get rid of animals. You can’t take care of your old parents – throw them in old age homes. You can’t take the responsibility of strays & abandoned pets – throw them in gas chambers. How very convenient! 3 cheers for all the assholes in the world.

I was so pissed off at the killings of dogs in these so-called posh areas of Karachi & other cities. I still am. Now it’s obvious that nothing is right anywhere in the world. In places like China they are crazy enough to eat cats & dogs. In other places, they get rid of them in such brutal ways.

These animals can actually take care of themselves. The state can just get them neutered & spayed, & then leave them. What’s this crap about adopting? And when no one adopts the animal in 3 days, then kill that animal. What the fuck!

And I’m amazed that no one has ever noticed this thing. People who want to bring about democracy everywhere have such convenient ways of dealing with animals. This too is an abuse. These animals don’t come in this world so that humans can kill them for their own convenience. God must have a reason for producing them.

I have been thinking over it & I know the cost must be too much. But there is an option of neuter. And I suppose that is an educated way to deal with this problem rather than throwing them gas chambers. Those who love animals should be allowed to keep more than 2.

Moreover, you can’t just monitor every house. I have read about such sick cases of animal abuse & the culprits are all free. One lunatic gives anti-freeze to his pets. Every time his pet dies, but nothing has been done against him. On top of it, his neighbors have seen him torturing his pets & then killing them. He has a history of killing his pets, but he gets away with it every time.

A lot of people think neuter or spay is not right. If you can’t keep a pet & you get one stray neutered, you have no idea how many lives you have saved. Anyone can do this anywhere in the world.

PS These animals in the pics will be dead soon, thanks to fucking humans & their fucking rules.

23rd Feb 2010

For quite some time, I have been thinking about writing something different which has nothing to do with animals. Ideas come to my mind, but I guess I have been too lazy. By the time, I’m free to come online, I’m extremely tired & I prefer playing games. And when I write, it’s mostly about the plight of animals or how humans are killing & torturing other humans.

Once I thought writing about my teachers, but then I couldn’t. I think I had the best teachers in the world with the exception of just 1 or 2 not being that great. School, college, & university – everything was sure fun. Although it’s hilarious to meet grandmothers & aunties who went to St. Josephs’ Convent. They never get tried of bragging about their schooling & I wonder who in 2010 would be impressed.

I was also thinking about the portrait of Mona Lisa. We had one in our old house. Many people say that it’s a self-portrait of Leonardo. Whatever the truth is, I have never been fascinated by that painting. And I don’t know what my father liked in it. Once I told Z that Hamlet is the Mona Lisa of Literature & she thought I was cracking a joke.

I don’t know if I ever mentioned it that I didn’t like cats. Of course I didn’t harm them in any way, but I was madly in love with dogs. I still am. We had one named Jaime when I was a kid. She was a darling. Anyway, when I was doing my Post-Graduation, I saw Winnie for the 1^st time & I don’t know what happened, I was instantly in love with that injured kitten. And I have been in love with cats ever since. They make me forget dogs at times, but nevertheless dog was actually my 1^st love & cat is my last love.

Speaking of dogs reminds me that people often say men are like dogs. I just don’t agree with it. I think I was purblind whenever I had a hopeless crush or an ominous love. Really I don’t know what the fuck was I thinking. My 1^st love was a piece of shit. Guy 2, Guy 3 & Guy 4 were all creeps, to put it mildly. I think it was my fault. The kind of guys who admire me are quite different from the ones I liked. Mostly, it’s a full time harami guy who falls for me & this too had been a headache for a long time, because our friends & elders pour shit in our minds & we dream about impossible situations rather than accepting what’s there for us. We ourselves have 101 faults & yet we want a perfect guy. This is bullshit. I tell my kid sister not to make this mistake.

After Fluffy’s death, I was down & in ‘Obsession Obliterated’ I wrote that I left MW. Well it’s purely addictive. I couldn’t stay away from it that long. I also wanted to quit smoking this year & I have done that a couple of times but due to peer pressure, one starts smoking again. It’s on my agenda though. I’m not afraid of cancer or any other disease. But I simply don’t like the taste of cigarette.

I didn’t know how I felt about Fluffy till he died, but it was a different case with Princey & Tokyo. I’m going to write on them some other time. I think I would write on Tokyo most probably on his death anniversary; his death motivated me to write as I couldn’t take it. About Princey, I don’t know. I didn’t even like it when someone petted him. So actually I don’t know. Right now Tasha is sitting in my lap & he’s being all love. Tasha is a boy & nobody likes the idea of calling a boy by such a girly name, but Tasha & I like it. And I forgot to mention that a new member has been added. His name is Snowy. He’s one & a half year old, & he’s not that friendly…so we need to work hard on him. And I literally detest it when people use 'it' for an animal. That's so out of fashion & idiotic, to say the least.

Bloody Ivory Campaign Petition

Elephants are being killed in their thousands for Bloody Ivory. It is all illegal ivory being smuggled out of Africa. Two countries are fuelling the crisis if their proposals to sell 110 tonnes of ivory are approved by the 175 countries of cities this March.

We must stop this happening and support improved protection for elephants.

Your vote counts. Sign now.

http://www.bloodyivory.org/petition

Who gives them the right to play God?

2 bandits were beaten to death on Feb 16^th by an angry mob in Karachi. Both of them died due to multiple head injuries, according to the medico-legal officer. Moreover, they were unconscious when they were burnt alive. Most of the people in the area were spectators, but few tried to put out the fire. These bandits were on the run after killing a young man in that area (Kharadar).

This is not the 1^st time that people have taken law in their hand. 2 such incidents happened earlier on in which people had lynched the bandits & then burnt them alive. I have one question: Who gives them the right to play God? Can’t criminals be handed over to the police? Laws have been created for a reason. It’s another thing whether justice is granted or not. But I don’t think any law-abiding citizen would do this to another being (be it human or animal).

There is no justification for a wrong deed. Moreover, these people seem to have no empathy whatsoever. Or do they take out their frustration when they get a chance like this? A person has to be a total deranged to burn someone alive & in these cases, we have mobs that have no problem in taking away someone’s life by 1^st inflicting head injuries & then burning them alive.

Whatever the reason is behind this brutality…no one has the right to torture & kill another person. We will be answerable to God some day but before that, aren’t we answerable to ourselves? Conscience can prick, if it’s not dead, but in these cases, I guess conscience doesn’t exist at all.

26 Dogs Saved - 27 Dead in Georgia

I know I know, the blog is now more focused on animal shelters, animal rights and hatred against animal cruelty. Probably, just like us our blog is ageing too and talking about serious stuff.

Anyway, today I will just not post the link but would rather write a few lines - customize a bit and then report.

I get the weekly updates from ASPA about animal stories. This time round ASPA saved 26 very badly injured and unhealthy dogs near Sandersville, Georgia. These dogs were used for fighting and breeding. Sadly, they were left chained with tyre axles around the 25 acre property with insufficient food and water. They were starving and could barely survive for longer had the ASPA team didn't rescue them. Some of them were so damn weak with their bones visible and some even had broken bones. They were very sad and disturbed animals with hardly any love or human contact.

The saddest part is they also found 27 dogs dead in the area. The case is open and the authorities will arrest the people responsible.

Check out the video to see how the animals that were rescued look like:

Source: http://www.aspca.org/news/national/02-19-10.html#1

20th Feb’10

Over the years, I’ve learnt one thing that besides making friends with people, you can also make friends with lots of other things like loneliness & insomnia. But insomnia can be a prime pain at times. Actually it’s the headaches that can drive one nuts. Although I’ve had insomnia ever since I was 14…in spite of that, I’m not yet used to these damn headaches, but I’m quite used to the never-ending jokes on them. However, there is one plus point – you have plenty of time to study. And I did make the most of it while I was a student. Besides that, you have all the time in the world to watch movies. And yes I did take advantage of the fact when others were asleep & I was widely awake. It was but natural.

Anyhow, I’m writing on it, cause I do miss studying sometimes & these days I don’t get to sleep for even a second. When I try to sleep, my cats start bullying the weak ones & naturally it’s impossible for me to rest. I have been reading too much on animal abuse these days & I don’t understand how can people be so intolerant & cruel. Although my mom & sister are sick of these stories now & they want me to talk about humans. I’m sure my few readers too must have been bored of those depressing stories. So I thought of writing this.

I once read that worrying about insomnia causes far more damage than sleeplessness. Moreover, one thing’s for sure – no one ever dies of insomnia, cause I’m always widely awake. In fact I have also wasted years of my life trying to figure out as to what is bothering me & why can’t I sleep. Actually I don’t like the answer, so I’m not going to share it. Nevertheless, I often think about studying further. That’s one thing I like about dreams. You can have them even when you’re awake.

Tcup presents Magpie Chatters

This session has been arranged by one of my friends. Umair Mohsin will talk on ‘’affecting social change through mobile technology.’ It’s a 2 hour interactive session.

Registration fee is 350 & that money would go to an orphanage house. There are limited seats, so please get yourself registered. You must fill the form online & submit it. This is the link:

www.tcup.biz/registration

Date : 26th Feb 2010
Time: 7 to 9 pm
Venue: Cafe Coffee Day(Zamzama)
Registration fee: Rs. 350

For any queries call on 0333-tcupbiz (0333-8287249)

Registration Pass available at Suite 401, 4th Floor, Dean Arcade, Adjacent Agha’s Super market, Schon Circle, Clifton

Aman Ittehad

Please sign this petition for a better Pakistan. They need 500,000 signatures & only 288 people have signed so far. As I always say that signing a petition only takes a minute. If you believe in peace for your country & the people of Pakistan, then do sign this petition, cause Pakistanis are the ones who need to sign it.

http://www.amanittehad.com/petition/

Thank you!

Beat a dog to death in Iowa? No problem – as long as it is yours!

Well this has been said by a judge when he passed over a verdict in which he let go of a man who killed his puppy in 2009. The name of the puppy was Sire & he was 5 months old when he was murdered by his crazy owner. On 9^th June’09, Sire urinated on the carpet while his owner Bobby Loggins of Sioux city, Iowa was entertaining his friends.

There were 3 witnesses who said otherwise but Bobby Loggins pleaded ‘not guilty.’ He punched the puppy 30 times on his head, which caused his death.

Animal rights activists & various bloggers – all of them have been speaking against this verdict. This man will spend only one month in jail for punching his puppy to death.

“Woodbury County District Court Judge Gary E. Wenell sentenced 36-year-old Bobby Loggins to 365 days in jail but suspended 335 days of that sentence and credited Loggins for time already served. Loggins will be on probation for 18 months upon his release.

Witnesses testified during the bench trial that Loggins punched the dog numerous times in the face after it urinated on the dining room carpet at his home. Loggins took the puppy outside, and when it returned, it was breathing hard, shaking and coughing up blood. The puppy died a short time later.”

What kind of justice is this? I thought that animals were respected in that country, but I’m aghast to read all this. Pets urinate & shit outside the pot or trough; it’s nothing out of this world. And owners clean that mess. You don't kill your pet for doing something like that.

Today I read that in Singapore a man has been thrown in jail for 10 years, as he killed his cat. He banged the head of the cat a couple of times on the wall & one of his neighbors saw this madness. Although I think people who kill animals should be hanged, but nevertheless at least in Singapore, some action was taken against a ruthless, crazy man, whereas in the US, this murderer gets to reside in jail for just 1 month.

I think they should stop worrying about women in Afghanistan & concentrate on the rights of animals, which exist, but aren’t that effective. The reason being that women over there don’t even think that men are wrong when they do what they do; they don’t even have problem when they are sexually abused by their husbands…by which I mean anal sex. You may think otherwise but I do think it’s an abuse. On the other hand, animals feel the pain everywhere on this god-damn planet. They ought to be protected from humans at all cost as they can’t protest for themselves.

Here is the Judge’s reasoning for giving the light sentence:

“The dog was his own. It was not some valuable fancy show dog belonging to another. It was not a neighbor boy’s dog, it was not an elderly person’s companion…We do not have a statewide problem with this kind of crime.”

The case history:

http://jodyewing.com/blog/2009/06/national-outrage-despite-witnesses-inadequate-charges-dog-killer-bobby-loggins-pleads-not-guilty/

No justice for Sire. The puppy punched and killed by Bobby Loggins:

http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/news-updates/no-justice-for-sire-the-puppy-punched-and-killed-by-bobby-loggins

Favorite Ranger

I got this very nice forwarded email about a ranger in South Africa who prevents poaching in the wild life area of Lanseria. Just look at the pictures below and see how the lions and hyenas trust him and interact with him. They know he is their to protect them. Hyenas are said to be vicious but not with him. While lions hate water but with him they just love playing in the water.

Brilliant pics.

I particularly love the one in which he is kissing the lion and the lion and him are looking at the camera. Great shots.