An Animal Cruelty Rant

Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 22:49 in Health & Medicine

A story in the local newspaper related how a pit bull was turned into the animal shelter after having been found abandoned in a ditch with all of its teeth filed down to the exposed roots, emaciated by starvation (weighing less than 40 pounds), and having just given birth to 9 puppies that morning.  The mother also had a few pressure sores from where bones rubbed against skin.  All the puppies still had the umbilical cords attached and were wet. This level of human cruelty and stupidity is beyond understanding and one wonders what could be done to bring such behaviors under control. read more

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