Stiffer laws for animal abuse and harsher sentencing for animal abusers.
Stiffer laws for animal abuse and harsher sentencing for animal abusers.
Why this petition matters
Pets should not be considered property in a court of law. They are of much more value than a chair or a book. They are living creatures with a thinking process that allows them to feel emotions. They experience pain, grief, joy, hunger, and a lot of other feelings just as people experience.
When people lose a pet it causes great mental anguish and emotional pain. When that pet is lost because another person has decided to violently kill or torture that pet, the heartache remains forever. Those mental pictures step in front of the good memories for a long, long time.
We need laws that reflect our beliefs about pets and the roles they play in our lives. We need stricter laws, much harsher punishments and a registry for animal abusers.
I would appreciate if you would aggressively seek to make the changes we want to see in our judicial systems regarding our pets.
Thank you for your time.