- Signatures: 41,631
- Goal: 25,000
- Deadline: 1-5-2004
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Animal Abuse is a severe problem in the United States and we must take action NOW.Each year thousands of animals are injured or die of abuse and neglect. Often this violence against animals goes unpunished. But it should not be ignored despite the fact that statistics show that there is a strong correlation between violence against animals and violence against humans. Studies show that animal cruelty can be one of the earliest and most dramatic indicators that an individual is developing a pattern of inflicting suffering on others. In addition, statistics show that many violent criminal offenders have histories of serious, repeated animal cruelty as children or teens. These violent people must be severely punished for their crimes. Perhaps before their violence spreads to hurt more animals and people.
Animals have rights just like humans. They don't deserve to be tortured and abused. An animal deserves the protection of
the state. The law must be more strict against animal abusers. Please sign now and urge President Bush to take action to increase the penalties for animal abusers. You will be helping get criminals off the streets...!!
| Number | Date | Name | State | Country | Why are you trying to stop animal abuse? | Do you think the penalties are big enough for animal abusers? |
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| 41,674 | 4:53 pm PST, Nov 22 | Anonymous | Pennsylvania | United States | because its just wrong!animals have feelings and thoughts just like we do.their heart beats the same.we have rights,why shouldn't they.why get a pet if your not going to time to take care of them and why get a pet if your just going to neglect it. | no.a slap on the wrist ? thats pathetic.nothing gets under my skin more. i believe in eye for an eye but that being banned so long ago, i think that abuser should rott in jail. |
| 41,673 | 5:32 am PST, Nov 13 | Virginia Rucastle | United Kingdom | These poor creatures only have our voices to speak and act on their behalf.Our pets especially give us so much unconditional love,yet ask for so little in return.All animals need our voices and our protection. | No definately not,a slap on the hand is just a joke.We should name and shame these people too,never mind them having rights they don't deserve thsm. | |
| 41,672 | 7:38 pm PST, Nov 4 | Wendy Haacker | Georgia | United States | cuz how would you like to be treated like that. They did nothing to deserve this | no. they need to be harsh |
| 41,671 | 1:55 pm PST, Nov 3 | Pamela Liang | New York | United States | ||
| 41,670 | 8:28 pm PDT, Oct 31 | Christina Brewer | Canada | |||
| 41,669 | 3:38 pm PDT, Oct 29 | Suzanne Hebert | Puerto Rico | |||
| 41,668 | 2:35 pm PDT, Oct 29 | Jill Ridley | Missouri | United States | Because it is gross and cruel. I love animals and every animal deserves to be loved and to love. | NO they are not. A lot of people just walk away with a slap on the wrist or nothing at all! That is outrageous! |
| 41,667 | 2:51 pm PDT, Oct 23 | Melanie Mcall | Connecticut | United States | Because animals are loving creatures. They gust want to love u and be loved.Animals are just like children, they need love and atention. Animals are so purky and cute. What kind of a sick person would try to hurt these loving animals, and to us animal lovers like me family. | NO! WAY! I think the animal abusers should be punished just like if they were to hurt a child. |
| 41,666 | 6:46 pm PDT, Oct 19 | daniel foster | New Zealand | Because i know what animal abuse is like and i want to stop it. It makes you sick how people can be so impassionate about it and hurt the beautiful creatures that roam this earth. all a dog wants is to be loved and love back | no way for the seriousness of the crime it's as bad as hurting another human and should be treated as such | |
| 41,665 | 11:11 am PDT, Oct 18 | Anonymous | Ohio | United States | I GREW UP WITH ANIMAL. I LOST A DEAR DOG 3 YRS. AGO FROSTY FROM CANCER THAT CAME ON SUDDENLY. WHEN THAT HAPPENED, MY HEART STOPPED, I DIDN'T THINK I COULD GO ON. FROSTY PAWS SHOULD ME SO MUCH LOVE. HE WAS THERE WHEN I HAS SEIZURES AND LICKED ME TO WAKE ME UP. HE WAS THERE FOR MY SON, MATT, AND MYSELF AFTER A BATTLE WITH BREAST CANCER AND DOMESTIC ABUSE. GOD SENT HIM IN TIME. AFTER HE WENT TO HEAVEN...WE RESCURED TO WONDERFUL BABIES. WE HAVE SYDNEY WHO IS 5 YRS. OLD 1/2 GERMAN SHEPHERD AND 1/2 AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG, WHO JUST WANTED A HOME WHERE SHE WAS LOVED. ALSO, WE HAVE SOCRATES (SOC) 3 YRS. OLD A SCHNOODLE, WHO WAS FOUND IN A DITCH HALF FROZEN STARVING. AND IS THE MOST LOVING PUP EVER. ALL HE WANTS TO DO IS GIVE YOU KISSES EVEN WHEN YOU ARE SLEEPING. THE BIBLE SAYS ABUSE IS A SIN, AND YOU KNOW I WAS ABUSED, ESPECIALLY DURING MY BATTLE WITH BREAST CANCER, AND YOU KNOW, I KNOW HOW IT FEELS, AND I KNOW HOW A HELPLESS ANIMAL FEELS. THESE PEOPLE SHOULD BE PROSECUTED AND JAILED. GOD MADE US AND THESE PRECIOUS ANIMALS. WHY DID NOAH BUILD THE ARK....AND ALL THE BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS ON IT. | NO...ABSOLUTELY NOT......GOD CREATED THESE ADORABLE ANIMALS...THEY GIVE MORE LOVE THAN SOME HUMAN BEINGS. MY MOM, WHO PASSED AWAY THIS YEAR, OF CANCER, GAVE ME A PLAQUE ONCE THAT STATES, "THE MORE I SEE OF "SOME" PEOPLE, |
| 41,664 | 11:02 pm PDT, Oct 13 | Kristen Jensen | California | United States | I love animals. Why shouldn't they get to be happy? | No. |
| 41,663 | 7:32 pm PDT, Oct 12 | Anonymous | South Dakota | United States | because ever since i was like alive i have LOVED animals all kinds and im not even afraid of them i am not brave when it comes to other stuff but when it comes to animals i am as brave as can be i just think it is sooooooooooo sad when animals get beaten and neglected!!!!!!!!!!!!! i dont want them to die i have 2 dogs 3 cats 17 fish and a hamster i feel sooooooooo bad i want to pay for the one site www.supportaspca.com or what ever its called but i dont have the money mabye u guys do type this in google www.supportaspca.com k thks | yes way yes yes yes it is sooo mean to abuse animals!!!!!!!! |
| 41,662 | 12:07 pm PDT, Oct 2 | Maisie Jordan | United Kingdom | |||
| 41,661 | 10:23 am PDT, Sep 26 | Sean Albert | Nebraska | United States | Abusing animals is wrong and there is a handful of reasons that an animal should be harmed. | No they are never enough i believe that a person charged with anmal cruelty should be charged as haming a human because animals are living breathing creatures just like us. JUst because they are dogs,cats,etc. doesnt mean they can be treated any differant |
| 41,660 | 2:32 pm PDT, Sep 18 | Anonymous | California | United States | its horrible | no and they never will be |
| 41,659 | 10:11 am PDT, Sep 18 | Adam Masciocchi | California | United States | Animals are defenseless. Animal cruelty is almost worse than harm to humans. Humans can fight back, animals cannot. After reading an article on CNN about an actor who murdered a cat and was only looking at a 2 year sentence seriously disgusted me. | In most states, but in some states, penalties only reach a year, some are even 6 months. This must stop. This is why I'm signing the petition. To think that someone could kill my dog and only receive 6 months (and of course the possibility of being released earlier on good behavior) is repulsive. |
| 41,658 | 2:36 pm PDT, Sep 10 | Billy Joe Harmon | Kentucky | United States | As a animal lover and parent i feel that animals should be treated as equally as humans... | no...no were near |
| 41,657 | 5:51 pm PDT, Sep 8 | Amber Connely | Georgia | United States | It is wrong. I am doing a report on it and I found alot of information about abuse to animals. It makes me sick to my stomach to know that people would hurt innocent animals | no |
| 41,656 | 7:06 pm PDT, Aug 28 | Kristy Borko | Australia | |||
| 41,655 | 8:39 am PDT, Aug 25 | Carmen Mcclean-Daoust | United Kingdom | Animals should be treated as equals to people, not as disposable lives. | Yes, I think the should be much more severe. | |
| 41,654 | 1:29 pm PDT, Aug 23 | Anonymous | Texas | United States | If this keeps happening, we wont have much of an emviorment left. I watch video after video feeling more and more helpless. I wanted to give something back to the world. | I think anyone who abuses an animal deserved to be abused in the same way. In my opinion, the penalties need to be worse. |
| 41,653 | 12:26 am PDT, Aug 17 | Kaylee Kapalczynski | Idaho | United States | To better the saftey of innocent animals, to make them healthy and happy. To end the crime against animal abuse and testing. | Depends on the penalty. I don't think anyone who is held responsible for neglect and tortue of an animal should recieve just the exact same, if not worse. |
| 41,652 | 1:52 pm PDT, Aug 16 | maya glomset | Norway | |||
| 41,651 | 4:42 pm PDT, Aug 10 | Hema Bedasie | Trinidad And Tobago | Humans are animals too. Just because non-human species do not have a voice to speak for themselves, does not mean that they do not feel pain like us. | No. The authorities must be more lenient. | |
| 41,650 | 5:28 pm PDT, Aug 9 | Phillip Baez | Missouri | United States | Animals are born into this world helpless. They can't speak our language, and just because we have strong minds doesn't mean animals should be stomped on like garbage. They are living boys and girls, men and woman, just a different species. Animal cruelty must end! | NO! I have seen so many times where animal abusers/animal killers are let off with a simple "slap of the hand". Abuse to animals (even death) should be treated and punishable to the extent of what we issue for someone who abuses or kills a human. Anyone who harms an animal is obviously not in their right mind and needs justice to come their way, and be locked up forever. |
| 41,649 | 6:21 pm PDT, Aug 5 | Karen Mickelson | Utah | United States | Because my dog was abused... help he now..... www.thepetitionsite.com/11/please-sign-and-save-our-dog | No they need to be just as bad or worse than human abuse and killings.... help save my dog..... www.thepetitionsite.com/11/please-sign-and-save-our-dog |
| 41,648 | 7:32 am PDT, Jul 31 | Dawn Riggs | Georgia | United States | The way this world is today, Child abuse, killings,abuse, It hard enough for animals to live, globel warning, no food or water, because of people taking that away from them,All they have to live is through people helping them, And they are born into this world helpless, lets stop the abuse | Goodness No, they are more focus on there standard in life, how people look at them, |
| 41,647 | 7:18 pm PDT, Jul 23 | Holly Doud | Wisconsin | United States | Animals are innocent. They look to us for help. People who abuse animals are cruel and heartless and deserve to be punished in a way that will PREVENT and serve as a WARNING to others instead of a mild annoying fee like now. | Absolutly not. They deserve no less than extended jail time. |
| 41,646 | 11:26 pm PDT, Jul 20 | Janis Ciofalo | Pennsylvania | United States | Animals don't deserve to be treated as they are. We need strict felony convictions for abuse. | The penalties for animal abuse should be bigger. Felony convictions need to be enforced. |
| 41,645 | 2:55 am PDT, Jul 17 | Anonymous | New Zealand | No | ||
| 41,644 | 7:24 pm PDT, Jul 11 | Keri Johnson | California | United States | Animal abuse is a continuous problem all over and it's continuing to be one without any positive resolution to the penalties that are given (if any). | NO! I have seen so many times where animal abusers (even animal killers) are let off with a simple "slap of the hand". Abuse to animals (even death) should be treated and punishable to the extent of what we issue for someone who abuses or kills a human. Anyone who harms an animal is obviously not in their right mind and needs to be locked up! |
| 41,643 | 6:31 pm PDT, Jul 11 | Kimberly Lynn | California | United States | Animal abuse is wrong, and it happens all the time, with out consequences, our pets deserve better,they should have the same rights as we do as humans. | No, i think there should be a no tolerance law for people who decide they want to starve, beat or just leave there pets on the street. Wether it be a dog, cat, snake..ect. |
| 41,642 | 4:45 pm PDT, Jul 11 | Anonymous | California | United States | It's outrageous that anyone can abuse any living thing and get away with it. | The penalties for abusing an animal should be the same as for a human being. |
| 41,641 | 3:40 pm PDT, Jul 11 | Paul Guinn | California | United States | Because its sad and should be STOPPED!!! | Hell no.... i think the penalties should be the same as they did to the animal!!! I think what you do to something or someone should be done to YOU !!! Karma will get them in the need... |
| 41,640 | 12:39 pm PDT, Jul 11 | Bridget Hopper | Kentucky | United States | ||
| 41,639 | 1:26 pm PDT, Jul 7 | niarica lubatti | Italy | |||
| 41,638 | 1:22 pm PDT, Jul 6 | Jordan Leotta | North Carolina | United States | ||
| 41,637 | 6:39 am PDT, Jul 5 | Cindy Dreher Nagy | Pennsylvania | United States | ||
| 41,636 | 12:37 pm PDT, Jul 3 | greta malkotzoglou | Greece | |||
| 41,635 | 7:42 am PDT, Jul 2 | Amy Ropple | Massachusetts | United States | It is a horrible thing that is treated too lightly. Animals are not property but living, feeling creatures that deserve respect and protection from cruel humans. | Absolutely not. People get off for a fine or warning despite the cruel treatment they inflict. It is disgusting. |
| 41,634 | 8:30 am PDT, Jul 1 | kellie merrill | Colorado | United States | it is sick and wrong, nothing deserves to be abused besides the abusers. | no way they are so leaniant it's not even funny |
| 41,633 | 12:52 pm PDT, Jun 23 | Ashley Krenzke | Michigan | United States | ||
| 41,632 | 2:51 pm PDT, Jun 20 | Anonymous | United Kingdom | it's sick and unjust. | definitely not. the only punishment for them is eye for an eye | |
| 41,631 | 11:39 am PDT, Jun 17 | Doris Plagens | Texas | United States | I love cats and dogs. There is no reason to hurt an animal. | Jail time and fines should be steep. These are also signs these people may abuse others. |
| 41,630 | 12:46 pm PDT, Jun 16 | Marcos Delgado | California | United States | it hurts me deep inside because animals cant defend them selfs we should talk for the | hell no i think go to jail with a big fine |
| 41,629 | 11:14 am PDT, Jun 14 | gllian pugh | United Kingdom | it makes me angry that this happens,i would kill anyone who touched my dogs and would like to think everyone was the same | NO!! they should put behind bars for a very long time and cruelly treated like the animal they mistreated | |
| 41,628 | 6:18 am PDT, Jun 13 | Shelby Montoya | California | United States | Because itz wrong. they're just innocent animalz. they don't need to be treated like this. it needz to stop. i love animalz and to see them being hurt like this killz me. | no. they need to be more severe. animal abuserz are sick people. |
| 41,627 | 11:41 am PDT, Jun 11 | jacqueline barrera | Illinois | United States | animal abuse is wrong.....i love animals and help out my shelter as much as i can....but i alone can oly do so much...we need to do something for these animals | no.....these penalties are not well enough...these people need to get punished more for the crime they commited..... |
| 41,626 | 11:39 am PDT, Jun 10 | Becki Brown | New Jersey | United States | Not at all. | |
| 41,625 | 9:48 pm PDT, Jun 6 | Maia Poananga | New Zealand | Because its disgusting | NO WAY | |
| 41,624 | 2:59 pm PDT, Jun 4 | lipani jennifer | Belgium | |||
| 41,623 | 6:14 am PDT, Jun 3 | Anonymous | Connecticut | United States | ||
| 41,622 | 3:34 pm PDT, Jun 2 | Karlina Gardiner | Canada | Because the animals cant stand up for themselved and stop whats happening to them, we need to be the voice for them. | No, they should take more responsiblity for the things they do to animals | |
| 41,621 | 8:36 pm PDT, May 31 | Jenny Shannon McMulry | Connecticut | United States | Why NOT stop it? Its cruel! Animals have feelings, too! We wouldn't want it happening to us, so why do it to them?! | NO! If someone abuses a person, the penalties are worse. They should be the same! They are just as bad! |
| 41,620 | 12:10 pm PDT, May 22 | Anonymous | California | United States | ||
| 41,619 | 11:16 pm PDT, May 20 | Anonymous | Arizona | United States | NO! | |
| 41,618 | 11:00 pm PDT, May 20 | Liz Galan | California | United States | ||
| 41,617 | 8:06 am PDT, May 16 | Daniela Salt | United Kingdom | because if i was an animal i would not like abuse like this to be done to me. iam an animal lover of all sizes. all my life i have had a dog, i think of them as my bro or sis. i love animals and it makes me cry to watch, such wonderful creatures get hurt by humans.. i want to help. | no i dont. | |
| 41,616 | 11:26 am PDT, May 15 | kimberly bottoms | Virginia | United States | because i have pets of my own and i want to be able to save as many animals as i can when i establish a standard shelter and money to up build my wants to help animals | no it should be determined by their extent of damage |
| 41,615 | 8:32 pm PDT, May 14 | Kristine Ferenc | New Jersey | United States | Because it is wrong! Only a coward picks on a poor defensless animal. | Not at all. They should be more strict. |
| 41,613 | 6:43 pm PDT, May 5 | Anonymous | Minnesota | United States | Because I dont think that anyone or anything deserves to be abused like that! | Sort of. |
| 41,612 | 10:42 am PDT, May 5 | ally johnson | Michigan | United States | because it should have been stopped a long time ago. and the situations keep getting worse. | not at all. some states doint even have charges against it. |
| 41,611 | 4:02 pm PDT, May 3 | katelynn gibson | Kentucky | United States | becaus it is sick and sad it isnt right. | no to many people are gettig away with it.. |
| 41,610 | 5:06 am PDT, May 3 | elvin morales | Florida | United States | it is a authinkable and cowerly act done by sick people who need to be delt with | no not at all. |
| 41,609 | 2:30 am PDT, May 3 | claudia ryan | Australia | Because animals deserve to be treated with care, just as humans do. | no | |
| 41,608 | 6:20 pm PDT, May 1 | Anita Clemmer | Maryland | United States | ||
| 41,607 | 4:54 pm PDT, May 1 | Kaylee Rogers | Ohio | United States | Animal abuse is a very bad thing. Animals d not deserve to be abused and tortured. | No, the penalties are not big enough for animal abuse. |
| 41,606 | 9:21 am PDT, Apr 30 | Kelly Sanders | Kentucky | United States | Because I am a huge animal lover and it breaks my heart that anyone could hurt or abuse a living creature.I consider my animals a part of my family and couldnt live with anyone hurting a member of my family. | no I feel they should be stronger.Like I stated before my animals are a part of my family and I feel the punishment should be as fit for a human as a living breathing animal |
| 41,605 | 8:42 am PDT, Apr 29 | Chelsea Funk | Wisconsin | United States | I'm trying to stop it, because it breaks hearts. Poor, beaten, neglected animals that do nothing, for what they recieve. This needs to come to an end, and I don't mean in the future, I mean now. It's messed up seeing tears fall down animal faces, or with bruises. Sure, we all cry and get bruises, but I don't think that's necessiarly approatite to see on an animal. I really care about animals, and I know a lot of people that do, too. This needs to end! | No, personally, I don't. Some states it only gives you community service, or a year in jail. Sure, that may seem like a lot, but not enough! They need to spend a lifetime in jail for hurting, neglecting, or even killing innocent animals. What do they do? Meow or bark to much? Well, some humans like ourselves, make bigger deal out of things we should; and there's even some kids that kid abused. Stop hurting the animals! Have you seen the ABSCA commericals? Everytime I see that commerical, I break down. And, the same goes for my other friend. This has to stop! |
| 41,604 | 6:50 am PDT, Apr 29 | jessica police | Connecticut | United States | i am trying to stop animal crulety because i love animals they are the best part of my life | no i think that the penalties need to be harsher because abusing an animal is just like abusing your kid and killing an animal is just like taking a persons life |
| 41,603 | 2:43 pm PDT, Apr 27 | Karen Levin | Illinois | United States | ||
| 41,602 | 9:13 am PDT, Apr 27 | Abigail Lawes | United Kingdom | Because its wrong! Animals mean the world to me, they should to everyone. Animals cannot speak there mind, they cannot explain how they feel. But one thing is for sure, animals can feel sadness, pain, lonliness, hunger, betrayal and many things humans feel. We are all equal, the difference is, animals have a language we may not understand but cant you tell by looking in there sad eyes? hearing there crys? feeling there cuddles? because i can and you can too so any who is selfish and inhumane to disobey animal rights obviously shut off from the world in there own sick ways. God help you for what you sick, disgusting freaks do. No creature on earth deserves what pain animals have to go through. Except the monsters that cause the pain. | NO, NOT AT ALL. Animals abusers shou;d have drugs inserted into them like the poor animals forced to wear make-up just to make someone look good, or try new foods to not get poisened. Scientists use there time to experiment on beautiful creatures that soon will become extinct, what about prisoners that commit crimes, they get locked in a room! Thats not punishment thats luxury. The prisoners should be inserted with drugs and everything animals have to be forced to have. Think about what criminals have done compared to animals? and will they really learn by getting a new room, free food and TV! The world needs to wake up! | |
| 41,601 | 5:57 am PDT, Apr 25 | Patricia A. Malizia | New Jersey | United States | Animals should be protected just as people are. They cannot defend themselves so we need to help them do it. | No - the penalties should be as strict as they are if someone hurts a person. |
Make Penalties for Animal Abuse More Severe!
Dear President Bush,
Animal Abuse must stop! Animal neglect cannot be allowed. Across the United States, thousands of animals are severely mistreated. Often this violence against animals goes unpunished. Animals have rights just like humans. They don't deserve to be tortured and abused. The people who commit these crimes are not getting enough time behind bars. Animal abuse crimes are often overlooked, despite the fact that statistics show that there is a strong correlation between violence against animals and violence against humans. These violent people must be severely punished for their crimes. An animal deserves the protection of the state. Are they not as important as a person. Are people somehow more valuable? No, we're not. The law must be more strict against animal abusers. Please take action to increase the penalties for animal abusers. You will be helping get criminals off the streets... perhaps before they take violent action against people as well!
Thank You,
The Undersigned.
Animal Abuse must stop! Animal neglect cannot be allowed. Across the United States, thousands of animals are severely mistreated. Often this violence against animals goes unpunished. Animals have rights just like humans. They don't deserve to be tortured and abused. The people who commit these crimes are not getting enough time behind bars. Animal abuse crimes are often overlooked, despite the fact that statistics show that there is a strong correlation between violence against animals and violence against humans. These violent people must be severely punished for their crimes. An animal deserves the protection of the state. Are they not as important as a person. Are people somehow more valuable? No, we're not. The law must be more strict against animal abusers. Please take action to increase the penalties for animal abusers. You will be helping get criminals off the streets... perhaps before they take violent action against people as well!
Thank You,
The Undersigned.
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