As I was on the way home, I read two stories from the NY Post.

One was a man who in a fit of rage, smashed his stepson's fish tank into the wall and then decided to stomp on the boy's goldfish killing it instantly. The appeals court just upheld the judge's sentencing of 2 years in prison for felony animal abuse. His attorney's argument was that fish are a lesser pet than companion animals because "if you set it loose in a pond, it would swim away and never think twice".

The second was a man who is being brought up on animal cruelty charges for locking his 4 year old dog in a closet without food and water and leaving to go on vacation to Disney with his daughter. The dog died from dehydration/starvation. He was arrested as soon as he got home from his vacation.

While these stories disgust me, it is good to see that animal cruelty is finally being taken seriously. I don't believe the penalties are quite harsh enough. Animal abusers are the worst kind of offenders in my opinion.