Isn't letting animals burn to death when you can stop it animal cruelty?

[Maraya1969]

Letting a dog or cat starve to death is animal cruelty Basically letting them die from a situation that can be controlled but isn't is animal cruelty at least in some states.

I would think standing around and watching a dog or a cat die from fire when you can stop it is illegal.

[ThomCat]

1. Yes.

:(

[seabeyond]

2. since the fire started way out in the back yard, and took quite a bet of time getting to the house

the owner had more than enough time and a lot left over to pull his animals out of the house. so i would like to know why, he let his animals burn. i have to say that was another lie the man said on olberman. otherwise he is one sick fuck.... to let his animals die in that way

[Jamastiene]

3. Yes. n/t

[Fumesucker]

4. You're right.. The owner watched the fire approach his home for quite some time..

And never removed his pets from the house..

He should be charged with animal cruelty.

But then dogs and cats in rural TN aren't companion animals so much as barnyard stock with occasional house privileges.

[MyUncle]

6. The bullshit meter in this story is way off the charts.

Fire takes 2 hours to get to house - firefighters bad. Homeowner watches fire for 2 hours while pets poach, homeowner bad.

Take deep breath, wait 24 hours and truth might come out.

[Fumesucker]

7. I think there's going to be an adequate sufficiency of egg for a large number of faces..

You're right, the more I read about this story the more I'm smelling rotten herring all the way from Denmark..

[mwrguy]

5. One more charge against those negligent firefighters

They should do time for this.

[Hannah Bell]

8. is letting human beings go homeless when you can stop it human cruelty?

welcome to the desert of the real, grasshopper.

we live under the reign of capital, & someone has to pay, & a city of 2500 people can't afford 32,000 free riders.