Several readers recently offered their take on a story published in the Scottsdale Independent, “Animal abuser in Scottsdale case gets ‘harshest penalty possible,’” which can be read online at yourvalley.net/scottsdale-independent/stories/animal-abuser-in-scottsdale-case-gets-harshest-penalty-possible,536804 .
Following are their submissions to Speak Up:
Patti Huff
I just read an article about a man in the Phoenix area (I think Scottsdale, but in the Valley somewhere) that was given the maximum sentence for killing his dog, taping its mouth shut and dumping it! Thank you! There is no excuse. God gave us dogs and cats for us to take care of, not abuse. A person that harms a defenseless animal is the dregs of humankind. Sometime that person will end up inside the gates of hell.
I live in a wonderful community where neighbors try to take care of neighbors and if your dog escapes there are posts all over the internet looking for the owner. They usually succeed. If not, Animal Control posts that they have the dog. I cannot imagine what would happen if someone was seen abusing an animal.