Quote Originally Posted by Typical_08 View Post
We do as a society recognize that animals have rights, and I agree that some of the punishments do not fit the crimes. However, right now, the letter of the law states.

(2) Any person found guilty of a violation of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony and punished by incarceration not exceeding two (2) years or a fine of not more than fifteen thousand dollars (15,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Statistically, those convicted of a felony serve about 45% of the max, and a majority of people convicted of the same crime Vick was, end up having time served and the maximum fine. So he was in fact punished more harshly than a majority of those others that have been convicted of the same crime.

He will be getting out, will be a felon for life, and numerous other repercussions.
These so called 'animal rights' also vary from state to state as well. I'm ashamed to say it, but we still have puppy mills, and Oklahoma statistically has the highest amount of puppy mills in the united states. It is my opinion that we have THE WORST animal rights laws in the States. I know of an exotic zoo here that houses tropical birds and reptiles in an indoor barn that has no heat or air conditioning. This is a HUGE building, so these tropical birds are all but freezing to death. But the owner is not punished because he provides food, water, and shelter (the barn) from the elements. No where in our state laws state that he has to provide additional heating... The same thing goes with his reptiles. Apparently some animals have more rights than others in the good ol U.S. of A.