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In reply to the discussion: President Trump signs bill making animal cruelty a federal felony [View all]Zaphod42
(92 posts)It's hard for me to see how much impact this will have on actual animal abuse cases, but I'm sure it makes the professional political class feel better about itself going into this holiday season. See? We passed a bill...a nice, warm and fuzzy bill. Sigh....
I've had animals all my life, and they have been treated well, and mourned mightily when they passed-as all living things should be. Just about 20 minutes ago, my son-in-law and I just finished burying our 13 year old Bella, a pit/bull mastiff mix. She weighed about 125 lbs, so it was not a little hole....
I've just always wondered how we can spend so much on our animals, and have so much passionate discussion about animal cruelty, when we afford our fellow human beings, so many of whom suffer from the same ailments...hunger, violence, and homelessness, much less time and attention.
Not a well worded post. Sorry, it's been a crappy day.