Balt., MD, update! Dogfighting suspected in pitbull burn case

June 11, 2009

That poor, poor dog. I hope the prosecutors and police do everything right in this case to make sure it's buttoned up so the perps will get the maximum punishment. ** Absolutely no less will do. **

Update: "Dogfighting suspected in pitbull's burning"

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-md.ci.pitbull10jun10,0,7097793.story

Article: "A dog's death, a human outpouring"

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-phoenix-0611,0,3189755.story

---> I do not put human life above animal life. Who says man has, or should have, dominion over animals? In my opinion, all creatures are equal.

--- This quote REALLY, REALLY bothers me. We have the right to our own darn emotions and actions, whether it's for a tortured pitbull or not: "Joe Sviatko, a spokesman for Baltimore State's Attorney Patricia C. Jessamy, who's responsible for prosecuting the city's daunting roll call of murders, puts it: 'I'm wondering if the nice lady in California that had a vigil for the dog also had a vigil for the homicide victims in Baltimore. Did you ask her?'" Hmmm, with ignorant and biased questions like that, how can one expect full prosecution for animal abuse in MD?

---> Hurrah for this quote by Melissa Lehman, a Balt. kindergarten teacher: "At the risk of sounding uncaring, I think probably the general attitude is the people who are killing each other every day, every hour -- people make that choice," she says. "People are just so tired of people in the city making those choices to be in gangs, making those choices to kill each other. This animal had no choice."BARCS website, "Phoenix, A Beloved Dog"

http://www.theorangecat.com/Phoenix.html

We love you, girl!