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We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition:

We the people, ask that a legislation be enacted which shall be named “Mercy’s Law”

Target: State Legislators, U.S. State Officals
Sponsor: Anita Solomon
  • Signatures: 9,388
  • Goal: 10,000
  • Deadline: Ongoing...
Mercy

The recent torturous act against a dog named Mercy, (click here for story) causing her to die a slow and agonizing death, despite all efforts to save her, has touched the hearts of thousands across the country.  Her gut wrenching story has also triggered outrage and has now become a “wake-up” call regarding the rise in cases of torture and mutilation of animals. 

There is also the case of Mooie, (click here for story) the pup doused with acid and left to die in excruciating pain, and found by children!  Many of these murdered dogs have been discovered by young children.  Another dog was found hung and beaten to death…by children.  If we as adults have difficulty just reading these horrific cases, just imagine how it must have been for these young children to discover these animals!  Think about the psychological effect this will have on them. 

It is time to act.  It is time to say “enough” is “enough”.  It is time to realize that your pet, or your child, or even you can be a victim.  It is time for the judicial system to act upon these cases in a more aggressive manner.  It is time for our Government to realize that we aren’t “crazed animal activists”, but concerned, compassionate humans afraid for our very own society.  (This is a petition that you can forward to YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS click here).

Therefore, we the people, ask that a legislation be enacted which will be named “Mercy’s Law”

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Number Date Prefix Name State Country Does your State already have sufficient laws and penalties for animal torture ?
9,409 7:26 am PDT, Jul 3   cassandra jennings Maryland United States no
9,408 7:48 pm PDT, Jun 28   Jennifer Havens Texas United States No
9,407 8:38 pm PDT, Jun 27   Delphine Hagan Kentucky United States Please pass this law
9,406 7:19 am PDT, Jun 27   Anonymous Pennsylvania United States No animal cruelty laws in PA that I am able to find or aware of. This is disturbing; I have had to rescue a few helpless domestics myself from the cruelty of negligent owners.Legislation needs to change and realize we are concerned for the safety of our animals and family's. We are not some whack jobs who praise animals to the point of no return. But realize the unnecessary abuse and suffering must stop.
9,405 11:41 pm PDT, Jun 26   Karen Hart Oklahoma United States No the State of Oklahoma has no laws for incidents like this and it is a shame that an innocent animal has to die because of some scik people as an animal lover myself and want to be an Animal Creulty Investigator. I believe the person or persons should have the same punishment that they did to any animal or animals. Save mans best friend and make these crimes just as tough as you would if you killed a person or child.
9,404 2:39 pm PDT, Jun 26   Anonymous Maryland United States HELL NO I BELIEVE WHAT EVER IS DONE TO THE ANIMAL AND I MEAN ANY ANIMAL, THAT PERSON SHOULD SUFFER THE SAME WAY!!!!!! AND IF YOU ARE INTERESTED I WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM BEING THE HANGMAN
9,403 6:41 am PDT, Jun 26 Ms. Helen Beasley Kentucky United States no
9,402 2:57 pm PDT, Jun 25 Ms. Anonymous Maryland United States NO!! THE LAWS NEED TO BE TOUGHER!! LAWMAKERS - DO SOMETHING WORTHWHILE & MAKE LAWS THAT WILL REALLY PUNISH THESE CRIMINALS FOR SUCH HORRIBLE ACTS!! NO MORE PUNISHMENTS THAT EQUATE TO A SIMPLE SLAP ON THE WRIST!! AND JUVENILES SHOULD BE CHARGED AS ADULTS FOR THESE TYPES OF CRIMES!! STOP THE DOMINO EFFECT OF VIOLENCE BEFORE THEY BECOME ADULTS..
9,401 1:47 pm PDT, Jun 25   melissa lehman Maryland United States no
9,400 12:01 pm PDT, Jun 25 Ms. S Rodrigues   Canada Protect the innocent among us, by passing this very important law. It is not only your job, but your responsibility as a fellow human being. Thank you.
9,399 11:36 am PDT, Jun 25 Ms. Cheryl Janiszewski Maryland United States It is becoming apparent that citizens are becoming intolerable to cruelty toward animals. We are requesting that you represent what we feel is necessary--a law that severely punishes any crime of cruelty against animals.
9,398 6:33 am PDT, Jun 14 Ms. Anonymous Pennsylvania United States No. These monsters barely get a slap on the wrist.
9,397 1:56 pm PDT, Jun 12 Ms. Eva Bats Pennsylvania United States No, most states in the United States don't have appropriate laws protecting domestic animals, and wildlife.
9,396 2:41 am PDT, Jun 11 Mr. Paul LaRocca New York United States No.
9,395 10:27 pm PDT, Jun 10 Ms. Carrie Hunter California United States It is a felony with a maximum sentence of 3 years and has been since 1988. In my opinion, 3 years is not long enough for the act of burning a dog alive. But the problem is bringing people to justice, especially if they are juveniles. In the last three dog-burnings I have read about (2 in TX on 4/30), the alleged dog-burners were juveniles. I would press for stricter penalties, sentencing, and mandatory community service to animals. Memorials and donations buttons can be found on www.pinupsforpitbulls.com for the 2 dogs in Texas and Mercy. All the dogs involved were pitbulls.
9,394 8:56 pm PDT, Jun 10   jana maynard Alabama United States There are some laws and penalties, but basically they are not enough. More needs to be done to not only protect animals, but to bring those to justice who harm them. Maybe by stopping them, we can not only save an animals life, but that of a child as well. We all know once these nuts get done torturing animals, they move onto children.... let's be proactive and get some REAL LAWS in place.
9,393 3:24 pm PDT, Jun 10 Ms. Sally Tully-Figueroa Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Yes, Puerto Rico has excellent laws and penalties, just not enough of the cases are brought to trial.
9,392 2:00 pm PDT, Jun 10   Catrina Tipton Georgia United States The people who doused that puppy with acid deserve the same fate. I bet they wouldn't like it.
9,391 1:58 pm PDT, Jun 10   Wende Cook Georgia United States anyone that can torture innocent animals is so capable of do the same to humans. The maximum punishment should be sentenced to these cold hearless murderers!
9,390 1:10 pm PDT, Jun 10   CAMILLE LOGE Florida United States James Thurber - If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons. "The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated." -Ghandi "If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience."
9,389 12:36 pm PDT, Jun 10 Mrs. Delaney Bracken Alabama United States I'm sure it doesn't, since the other animal protection laws are insufficient!
9,388 8:26 am PDT, Jun 8   Todd Goldsmith Maryland United States If it doesn't, it should; no dog should ever have to suffer like that
9,387 4:08 pm PDT, Jun 1 Ms. Nancy M. Cassick New York United States I would surely hope that New York State does!!!!
9,386 3:42 pm PDT, May 31   Kellie Barrow Virginia United States No....I would like to sctually see some kind of justice in the name of these inoocent souls who suffered such pain at the hands of human beings....Please make animal torture and cruelty a FELONY instead of just a misdemeanor. Someone who would do something like this is a diseased individual who is a danger to society.
9,385 4:33 pm PDT, May 29   Susan Jordan Maryland United States NO -- when will people learn that we are all God's, Great Spirit's, Buddha's, Ghandi's, Mohammad's (whatever higher power you believe in) creatures. Why would you treat a being so pure and loving with such disrespect????
9,384 1:06 am PDT, May 25 Mrs. Katrin Finsterbusch   Germany yes
9,383 9:10 pm PDT, May 21   Anonymous Colorado United States NO
9,382 11:48 pm PDT, May 19 Ms. Anonymous Pennsylvania United States no
9,381 12:08 pm PDT, May 16 Ms. Silky Wylder Wisconsin United States .
9,380 4:00 am PDT, May 13 Ms. Elaine Robinson   United Kingdom NO
9,379 8:01 am PDT, May 10 Ms. carolina martinez   Spain In Spain there isn´t sufficient laws and penalties for animal torture
9,378 12:02 am PDT, May 4 Mrs. Mary Strobridge New York United States YES BUT COULD THERE SHOULD BE MUCH STRONGER PENALTIES AGAINST ANIMAL CRUELTY IT IS UP TO THE PEOPLE TO PROTECTC THEM TOWARDS ANIMAL TORTURES MUCH STRONGER LAWS SHOULD BE ENFORCED !!!!!!!!!!!
9,377 12:00 am PDT, May 4 Mrs. Joan Fleming Tennessee United States no
9,376 12:21 pm PDT, May 3 Ms. Eileen Singley Pennsylvania United States NO
9,375 12:46 pm PDT, Apr 28   Jennifer Leff Texas United States The laws need to change, if someone can hurt an animal in this way they what will they do to a human? Most murders started with animals!!!
9,374 10:24 pm PDT, Apr 21 Mr. Robert Sakiyama   Japan If we dont protect the animals, the humanity goes to the end.....
9,373 6:11 pm PDT, Apr 19   Asa Spades Foundation Puerto Rico United States Yes, and they are getting better. Where we are from, NJ, has some of the best laws against animal abuse, right up there along the lines of child abuse.. like it should be!
9,372 8:39 pm PDT, Apr 15 Mrs. Katie Rhodes Louisiana United States I don't know if any state really has the right laws in place! I think animal abusers and murderers should get sentenced more like people are for abusing and killing humans. Of course most of the time humans and pets don't get the right justice!
9,371 4:55 pm PDT, Apr 9 Ms. Brittany Dabbs Virginia United States Im not sure, we dont hear anything about it.
9,370 2:15 pm PDT, Apr 7 Ms. Danielle Steward Texas United States I can't believe our government actually wants a number of signatures in an incident as brutal as this! You must save Man's best Friend!
9,369 7:37 pm PDT, Apr 4 Ms. Stephanie Heney   Canada Unknown
9,368 5:21 pm PDT, Mar 27 Mr. Glyn Priestman Pennsylvania United States IF SO THEY NEED TO BE UPDATED .
9,367 5:30 pm PDT, Mar 22   Robin Owen Virginia United States no
9,366 4:43 am PDT, Mar 19 Mrs. Filomena Pereira   United Kingdom yes
9,365 11:46 pm PDT, Mar 14 Mr. Syafrin Djohan   Indonesia Sadly no. Here, animals are personal property. Even religious people think this way. And that will certainly bring suffering to people eventually in the form of diseases, collapsed environment, collapsed agriculture, and collapsed economy.
9,364 9:13 pm PDT, Mar 14 Ms. Bea Brinkley   Australia No, defenately not, there need to be stronger punishment for animal cruelty. I could kill animal abusers, so don't let me go to jail, MAKE STRONGER LAWS!!!!!!!!!
9,363 7:58 pm PDT, Mar 14 Ms. Sissy Mac Neil   Canada No.We need tougher laws and harsher penalties for animal abusers.Torture and abuse is NEVER right.
9,362 7:50 pm PDT, Mar 14 Mrs. Hema Bedasie   Trinidad And Tobago No! There should be equality for all living creatures. In suffering we are all equals - humans and non-humans. We should not offer less protection to some just because they are voiceless. They must be protected because of their vulnerability not exploited for same.
9,361 7:36 pm PDT, Mar 14   Tara Webb South Carolina United States Of course not. For whatever reason, the lawmakers don't look at animals as family members. They are just "property". So sad...
9,360 6:08 am PDT, Mar 12 Mr. Joseph Cook Texas United States No, it does not. If these worthless people would have the same punishment done to them, maybe they would think twice about doing it again to a helpless animal.
9,359 11:01 pm PST, Mar 3   Anonymous Pennsylvania United States NO NO NO NO
9,358 3:43 pm PST, Feb 27 Mr. Gene Nieves Illinois United States If it be the case or fact that Illinios has strong laws against animal torture, I am unaware of it. However, I am conscious that cruelty to animals is a stepping stone to cruelty to humanity. Common-sense and sufficient laws and penalties for animal torture should be implemented and enforced to curb, and hopefully end the brutality of all living things.
9,357 7:41 pm PST, Feb 26   Anonymous Virginia United States NO STATE HAS LAWS SUFFICIENT AND PENALTIES HARSH ENOUGH FOR ANIMAL TORTURE UNTIL THE LAW FOR ANIMALS ARE AS STRICT AND ENFORCED TO BE EQUAL AS PUNISHMENT BY LAW AS HUMANS FACE WHEN PERPETRATED ON EACHOTHER.
9,356 6:09 am PST, Feb 23   Clare Bryan Connecticut United States I am not sure but will certainly be looking in to it! If not, they should, people who do this are capable of all sorts of horrors. And whose to say they will only torture animals...studies show that many serial killers tortured animals & birds in their youth!
9,355 3:35 pm PST, Feb 22   Tania Castro Maryland United States No...the laws are far too lenient is EVERY state!
9,354 6:55 am PST, Feb 22 Mrs. Lauriita Hernandez   Mexico necesitamos en todo nuestro pais leyes que se hagan respetar para los derechos de lso animales
9,353 8:38 pm PST, Feb 21   kay riviello New York United States Animal cruelty is perpetrated by the most evil of society who go on to perpetrate crimes against all who are defenseless. Punishment cannot be severe enough for the crime against Mercy.
9,352 9:52 am PST, Feb 14 Ms. Hanna Kapuya   Israel There are dome laws here, but unfortunately- like many other laws, they are not enforced :(
9,351 10:15 am PST, Feb 12 Mrs. Silke Herb   Germany Yes,fortunately it has.It´s unbelievable that a human being is able to do something that horrible to an innocent animal.Actually,I won´t call him a human being but a monster - but well,unfortunately only human beings can do something like that.

We the people, ask that a legislation be enacted which shall be named “Mercy’s Law”



MERCY’S LAW
– A law to arrest and prosecute those that torture, mutilate, and ultimately cause death to companion animals.  Such crime would allow for criminal charges to be filed as a felony and not less.  When it has been deemed obvious by a Licensed Veterinarian that the animal indeed suffered due to being tortured or mutilated, then an appropriate and aggressive investigation, arrest, trial and conviction should be pursued.  Sentencing should be no less than 2 years.  

It is a known fact that a person who is capable of this kind of violence toward an animal, can and WILL do it to a human, without remorse.
Therefore it is imperative that the laws as well as the punishment for animal torture are revised to be more stringent in every state.   

This law would also include a "Mercy's Alert" which means any convicted animal abuser/killer who is out on bail, or has been released from prison, would be put into a database so that they can be tracked in the event another attack occurs within their vicinity. 

This will also provide shelter or rescue adoption facilities with important information as part of a background check should an attempt to adopt an animal occur.  It should also be made mandatory that City or State funded shelters perform a background check before adopting out any animal.  Most abusers seek out these kinds of shelters because currently they do not do background or reference check.



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