- Signatures: 41,694
- 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 | Prefix | Name | State | Country | Why are you trying to stop animal abuse? | Do you think the penalties are big enough for animal abusers? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41,737 | 7:52 am PDT, Jun 26 | Joy Lillard | Tennessee | United States | Because it's just wrong! | NO, definitely not! | |
| 41,736 | 5:56 pm PDT, Jun 24 | Ms. | Kayla Blakley | South Carolina | United States | I just don't think that a defenseless animal should have to suffer beatings and torture from humans. If you don't have the patience with an animal you should sale it or give it to you local shelter. No one has the right to take a life like that. It should still be considered a high violent crime in the courts. I mean look on the other hand dogs can be and have been taught to lead the blind, horses have been use to travel, cows used for nourishment, and many more livestock used to survive. Why take away from the economy that way. | No. I seen a couple who had six dogs die because of their stupidity and were only charged with 96 hours of community service. |
| 41,735 | 7:53 pm PDT, Jun 20 | Gabby Cusano | Connecticut | United States | animal abuse is just like abusing a person, i think it may be even worse because of the TOTAL unfair match up between a human vs an animal | no at all. | |
| 41,734 | 10:00 pm PDT, Jun 19 | Mrs. | Brittaney Williams | Florida | United States | because its horrible no animal deserves to be treated that way its so sad and heart breaking | no |
| 41,733 | 12:06 am PDT, Jun 19 | Alyssa Guzman | Texas | United States | Its sad to see animals go through so much pain. i have a heart for living things and i don't want to see them suffer. Animals deserve to be treat well. | Not at all. I think they should be punished harder. | |
| 41,732 | 5:47 pm PDT, Jun 17 | Mrs. | Anonymous | Alabama | United States | i think its bad because i think it's a waste of time to kill animals cruelly. It's murder[THATS A SIN] | Yeah, honestly. |
| 41,731 | 12:42 pm PDT, Jun 15 | Mrs. | Anonymous | Alabama | United States | i think it's wrong. i mean i know why god made animals into this world. but not like this. I think they deserve respect. it would be nice to see that animals are okay in the world. gives us a little less weight off our backs. we could always eat fish. | i have no clue. |
| 41,730 | 9:34 am PDT, Jun 15 | Ms. | brie rollings | South Carolina | United States | because i believe its wrong and shouldnt be done and should be stopped | no i dont believe so |
| 41,729 | 1:56 am PDT, Jun 15 | Anonymous | Washington | United States | Because there is no reason for an animal to be abused. | No they need to be bigger!!!! | |
| 41,728 | 1:43 am PDT, Jun 15 | Ms. | melissa mills | New Zealand | it does need to stop! | ||
| 41,727 | 11:10 am PDT, Jun 12 | Gerilyn Hill | Florida | United States | Because animals don't have a voice of their own, so they rely on us. To me, animals are like infant humans. They need medical care, food, water, and love. There are just too many animals that are in abusive homes that can't get relief. We have got to make the penalties much stronger. | ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! Animals can not speak for themselves, they need us to be their voice. Penalties need to be MUCH MUCH stronger. | |
| 41,726 | 9:34 am PDT, Jun 12 | Ms. | Jennifer O'Donnell | Illinois | United States | The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated. | NO--nowhere nearly enough. And enforcement is laughable in many states. |
| 41,725 | 10:11 pm PDT, Jun 11 | Summer LeighAnna | Alabama | United States | It's not right how people abuse animals the way they do. Their just like everyone else in this world even though there animals. They sleep; eat; breath; etc. just like the rest of us &it's bullshit how people think they can do whatever they want to something even if its theres. They have rights just like we do to be able to live right. Why destroy something thats meant to be there? | No, they should be a hell of a lot harder. When someone abuses someone else it's asualt &battery or whatever the case is. If someone kills someone else it's manslaughter, maybe not the same case in certain ways, but they need to do something about it. | |
| 41,724 | 10:05 pm PDT, Jun 11 | Ms. | Lauren Scott | Tennessee | United States | I love animals, and I don't think they deserve to be treated. For just one day, I want to take the people who do it and abuse them like they abuse animals. Animals can't do it alone. They need people like you and me to help them. | God, no. |
| 41,723 | 5:31 pm PDT, Jun 11 | samantha scott | Tennessee | United States | because it is wrong and people shouldnt do that to animals. They have feelings just like you and me. I have to dogs that where abused and they were thrown out at my Granny's house and i felt so sorry for them, but now they are grown up and they are very happy now. I have tried my best to get people to open their eyes to animal abuse and they just didn't care and that hurt me. I also want to be a vet. I want to help animals that have been abused and give them a chance to live in a nice home. | No | |
| 41,722 | 5:20 pm PDT, Jun 11 | Ms. | Anonymous | Texas | United States | Because it's not fair for the animals who are being brutally beaten and not have a say in what they did or didnt do. | No, i do not. People should go to jail. |
| 41,721 | 5:16 pm PDT, Jun 11 | Sonya Mireles | New Mexico | United States | Because it is completely wrong. Just because they can't speak for themselves doesn't mean that anyone has the right to mistreat them. | No. | |
| 41,720 | 10:14 am PDT, Jun 11 | Ms. | lizzie sandoval | New Jersey | United States | cause animals deserve to live they dont deserve to suffer and die! they havent done anything wrong. and since they cant speak im speaking for them | nooo! |
| 41,719 | 10:10 am PDT, Jun 11 | Devon Spencer | Texas | United States | Its wrong and no animal should be treated like that if humans arent then animals shouldnt | NOO | |
| 41,718 | 7:59 pm PDT, Jun 10 | Ms. | Lauren Helton | Tennessee | United States | Because animals deserve to have good lives too! They are precious and loving and carefree. Its inhumane for people to treat animals with cruelty when all an animal wants to do is love and be loved!!! | NO!!!!! |
| 41,717 | 4:33 pm PDT, Jun 10 | Mrs. | Josie Kavaz | Australia | Animal abuse must be stopped, please bring back capital punishment. These sick people who hurt innocent, defensless creatures should be stoned to death or burnt at the stake! Lets see how they would like the pain! I cannot understand why this isn't 1 of the main priorities of the governments of the world, to enforce harsher penalties toward people who hurt animals. This is why it just keeps on happening because there is no law! People who do this get put in jail for a short time or receive a fine. Big deal! that as you can see does nothing. It just keeps happening day after day after day and will keep happening unless some type of severe punishment is put in place. An eye for a eye I say. We need to speak on behalf of the animals and alot of us are doing that so why are the governments not listening!Because it doesn't make money! it shouldn't be about that, why cant the goverment just fix this because it the right thing to do and put a stop to animal cruelty for good!!!! | ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
| 41,716 | 5:14 am PDT, Jun 1 | Dina Brown | Connecticut | United States | There is absolutely no excuse for animal abuse. Animals freely give us 100% of their love and loyalty and how do some people repay them...by abusing or neglecting them. Punishment for these crimes MUST be harsher and more enforcible. We MUST help our furry friends now before it is too late. Billions of animals die each year at the hands of sick and deranged people. I believe if someone is capable ot such treatment to an animal, they are also capable of the same treatment to humans. | ABSOLUTELY NOT!! In most cases people are given a slap on the wrist or walk away completely free. How is that justice? If the same treatment was being done to a human, they would lock the perpetrator up and throw away the key. I believe the same punishment should apply for innocent animals. | |
| 41,715 | 4:22 pm PDT, May 29 | Kelsy Abbott | California | United States | it's horrible | NO ABSOLUTELY NOT | |
| 41,714 | 4:53 pm PDT, May 26 | Mrs. | Alina Capatina | Romania | I believe in the power of the example. I don't expect people to act so I can act; I make the step and then show them how it must be done! Love them, people! Don't hurt them!!!! | No | |
| 41,713 | 1:48 pm PDT, May 26 | Cristie Hamil | Tennessee | United States | It is WRONG and INHUMANE. | NO, NOT AT ALL! | |
| 41,712 | 1:58 pm PDT, May 20 | Mrs. | Heather Charbonneau | Florida | United States | because it is horrible, animals cant speak to let you know when they and hungry, cold, hot, dirty, upset, we are the smartest animals on earth "humans", god made us the dominant ones, and we need to use our power in a good way and not take advantage of any animal inhumanely | no way, heck no, they should be as strong as hurting a human |
| 41,711 | 8:46 pm PDT, May 18 | Ms. | Edita Hajdar | Minnesota | United States | ||
| 41,710 | 12:54 pm PDT, May 18 | Maria Troutman | Hawaii | United States | Humans are "supposedly" the most intelligent beings on this planet so we should know better than to hurt and abuse helpless animals who have no way of fighting back. We all have lives, animals included. Why not respect life in general? | The penalties for abusing and torturing animals need to be much stiffer. | |
| 41,709 | 11:36 am PDT, May 12 | Mrs. | Sherril Speaker | Texas | United States | They feel pain just like we do | no |
| 41,708 | 4:27 pm PDT, May 11 | Gloria Bobontios | Texas | United States | it's mean and i love animals | no! | |
| 41,707 | 8:00 am PDT, May 11 | Ms. | Shannen Crawford | Michigan | United States | WE ARE THEIR ONLY VOICE | NO WAY! DO TO THE OWNER AS THEY DID TO THE ANIMALS |
| 41,706 | 12:05 am PDT, May 8 | Ms. | Anonymous | Texas | United States | It is wrong and unethical. They are innocent animals. | NO! |
| 41,705 | 5:03 am PDT, Apr 24 | Anita Kofta | Wisconsin | United States | |||
| 41,704 | 4:24 pm PDT, Apr 14 | Ms. | Anonymous | Oregon | United States | I am trying to stop animal crulety because I think its wrong and crule. | No! |
| 41,703 | 4:05 am PDT, Apr 3 | Ms. | Anonymous | Connecticut | United States | ||
| 41,702 | 7:11 pm PDT, Apr 2 | Ms. | Ashley Ramlochan | Canada | Im trying to help stop animal abuse beacause its WRONG !!! these poor babies shouldnt have to suffer because of the human race needs...... with all the amazing technology there has to be another way to test these products | No | |
| 41,701 | 8:24 pm PDT, Mar 31 | Ms. | Leah Hansen | Nevada | United States | I love animals, all of them. I believe it is humans fault they are helpless in big cities and we need to take responsibility for that. | no they should be way more severe |
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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