http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/07/place.kicked.dog.ap/index.html Man charged with fatally kicking dog like a football Wednesday, April 7, 2004 Posted: 6:28 PM EDT (2228 GMT) Chad Crawford is charged with cruely to animals. NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- A man was arrested on charges of killing his neighbor's 17-year-old dog by place-kicking it like a football. Chad Daniel Crawford, 23, was charged with cruelty to animals and vandalism Tuesday in the death of Gizmo, a 2-pound miniature Yorkshire terrier. Crawford was freed on $25,000 bail. Jalani Lewis said he was in his apartment complex when he saw one of three men holding the dog like a football and then saw Crawford kick the animal. Lewis said the dog flew through the air in a high arc, hit the pavement and rolled under a parked car. The dog was apparently dead when it hit the ground and the men were laughing, Lewis said. Crawford said the accusations were false but declined further comment.
This makes me SICK. If he can't hang, at least some jail time... with some rough fellow inmates who know exactly what he's in there for...
That's nothing, a couple of teenagers up here in Jonesboro, AR decided to kill a neighbor's dog one day, then BBQ it, then eat some of it. It happened a few months ago but they got off with probation.
just a question, is a guy who kills a dog in the US worse than someone in korea who ate dog for dinner?
Is somebody who sets up **** fights worse than African-Americans eating fried chicken for dinner? Note: Statement not meant as anything except to point out how senseless the poster's comment was.
Actually, the poster's comment made a lot of sense. Eating the animal doesn't really make the act worse. If I was starving, I wouldn't think twice about eating a dog. In other words, once the dog was dead, does it really matter what they did with it? By the way, I'm horrified by this incident. While I'm currently on the fence about the death penalty, this case argues for corporal punishment - like the Singapore canings - being just and merited.
Why is he my kind of guy? What douche bag would place kick a dog? On the flip side, what kind of sentence are they seeking that he has to put up 25k for bail? Welcome to America. If you kill an animal in such a way, you go to jail for a long long time. If you kill a human, you can get off the hook, or at least do 10 or so months (ND senator). I think priorities are in the wrong place.
Of course it's different. This dog was brutally kicked through the air on a whim to amuse some pathetic apes. Do you really not see the difference, or are you just trying to stir up a pointless argument?
Animals In Print The On-Line Newsletter From 5 March 2001 Issue: Animal Cruelty in Korea Every year, 2.6 million dogs and countless cats are slaughtered and consumed in South Korea. Methods of slaughter include hanging by the neck, prolonged beatings with pipes and hammers, and electrocution. Often, cats are boiled alive, and dogs are routinely blowtorched to remove their fur and to brown their skin. The myth is that the more pain suffered by these animals, the more tender and aphrodisiac the meat is. This idea is generated by Korean dog-meat (boshintang) dealers. Dog-meat stew is not a thousand-year-old Korean tradition, as dog-meat dealers claim. The commercial trade of dogs for consumption began in 1980, when a boom in the Korean economy made the once-scarce "livestock" meats suddenly affordable. At the time, the dog-meat trade consisted of only a handful of dealers, who, fearing loss of business, quickly marketed the myth that dog-meat stew is a traditional "cure-all" health food. Cats are also consumed in S. Korea. Pets and strays are repeatedly bludgeoned with hammers or placed in sacks, which are then pounded on the ground. Often, while still alive, the cats are thrown into large pots of boiling water and cooked with ginger, dates and chestnuts until liquefied to a brown paste called goyangi soju, or "cat juice," which dealers claim will cure rheumatism. Dr. Kim, Sung Yun, a medical doctor and professor researching rheumatoid arthritis at Hanyang Medical School, said in a Chosunilbo newspaper article that "cats are absolutely not effective in the treatment of arthritis. It's a myth." However, even research such as this has done little to dispel the myth. Approximately 30 percent of the dogs consumed each year are stolen companion animals, while the rest are bred by dog "farmers," individuals who raise dogs as a side business. Most of the cats consumed each year are trapped in crude wire cages. The Korean Government has failed to enforce its own 1984 Ministry of Health law banning dog-meat stew as a "disgusting food," and its Animal Protection Law, enacted in 1991, which bans cruelty to all animals. Designating South Korea as a host of World Cup 2002 sends a clear message that the world accepts illegal industries and animal cruelty. Shocking new undercover video documentation of widespread dog and cat torture in flagrant violation of the laws has incited U.S. humane advocacy organizations to demand an end to the slaughter and consumption of companion animals in S. Korea. "This is not an issue of 'cultural differences,'" states Kyenan Kum, founder and director of International Aid for Korean Animals (IAKA). "Caring Koreans and most people worldwide know that no animal should be tortured and abused. Yet Korean cat and dog dealers are willfully inflicting maximum pain to dogs and cats for mythical health benefits. "The Korean government recognized the terrible suffering caused by the dog meat trade when it outlawed dog-meat stew in 1984. Today we need the help of caring people worldwide to stamp out this abuse once and for all." Kyenan Kum www.koreananimals.org E-mail: iaka@pacbell.net International Aid for Korean Animals & Korean Animal Protection Society P.O. Box 20600 Oakland, CA 94620-0600 Tel.: (510) 271-6795, Fax: (510) 451-0643 http://www.all-creatures.org/aip/nl-5mar2001-korea.html
Chickens are pet animals to some people, does that make eating them animal cruelty. If the people want to eat dogs in THEIR country, nothing we can, or should do about it... Dont go there...
I have to agree, I mean there are parts of the world that hold cows as sacred animals and will not eat them and they're not telling us to stop eating steaks, burgers, and roast. I don't agree with kicking and abusing animals but if somebody wants to eat something in their place then it's their choice and has nothing to do with us, we have much more important matters than if a Korean has lamb or Lassie on their dinner plate.
LP, Yes but the animal cruelty is just wrong, I see that almost as bad as putting a toddler and kicking it. Just wrong, Guy needs to be put insome sort of phsyco ward.
It's like beheading your cat with your sunroof. Unfathomable. (hey..if we can make fun of an inmate poking his eye out....)
i know its different, im just wondering if there is anyone in here who is in the same camp as those in The Real Shady's article
