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Massachusetts

democrank

(11,580 posts)

1. So disturbing

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Mar 31, 2017, 09:50 PM

Mar 2017

I wish so much that states would rethink their animal cruelty statutes and toughen the penalties. I know of a couple of states that are doing that, but it should be a nationwide effort.

In my opinion, animal cruelty should be a felony.

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27 indicted in largest animal cruelty case in New England [View all] TexasTowelie Mar 2017 OP

So disturbing democrank Mar 2017 #1

Absolutely! Phoenix61 Mar 2017 #2

It looks like Medeiros rented out mini farm 2-3 acre plots and a bunch of people Warpy Mar 2017 #3

It takes a special kind of "amateur farmer" to let an animal stand in manure so long that democrank Mar 2017 #4

No shit, like somebody who mucked out a few times, Warpy Mar 2017 #5