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I just don't know what to say
Every Friday night, the Animal Planet channel has an "animal cops" night. Basically, three TV shows, one after the other, of various RSPCA-like organisations in the US. There's one based in Phoenix, Arizona. Every time I've watched it, I've been shocked, and I mean absolutely SHOCKED, at just how fucked up some pet owners can be. Ticks seem to be quite a problem in Phoenix:
This puppy was rescued from a neglectful owner. All those lumps in her ear are ticks. TICKS. The investigator described her as being at death's door. This photo doesn't do justice to just how bad it was.
In another episode, a dog was found with half its leg missing. Bone protruded where the bottom half of its leg had once been. It was tied to a tree, so it's not like the owner didn't know there was a problem. They just didn't bloody care.
Un-PC though it might be, I think people who treat animals like this ought to be put to death. The world doesn't need more uncaring, selfish, neglectful people. I know saying that probably makes me a hypocrite (being that a caring, unselfish person wouldn't recommend the death penalty), but I just don't care. This really burns me up.