So, Here’s An Interesting question
If one keeps snakes as pets, the pet will require feeding. This entails, of course, feeding another animal to your pet. This is kind of how it works in the real world. So, this is actually an interesting little question. A Phoenix man is in rather serious trouble for feeding a three-week old mongrel puppy to his pet boa constrictor. The specific charge is felony animal cruelty.
PHOENIX — A man who admitted feeding an oil-slicked puppy to a pet boa constrictor was jailed Thursday and ordered to undergo drug and psychological testing before he's sentenced.
Joseph E. Beadle, 40, pleaded guilty last month to a charge of animal cruelty, a felony.
He was set for sentencing Tuesday but failed to appear and a Maricopa County Superior Court judge issued an arrest warrant for him. Beadle surrendered to authorities Thursday morning and was jailed with bond set at $5,000.
Police reports said Beadle fed the mixed-breed, 3-week-old puppy to the 8-foot-long snake in June as two 15-year-old boys watched. He poured cooking oil on the dog so it would be easier for the snake to swallow, according to the reports.
Ok, let's be clear here. I think the guy is a major jerk. But let's just ask a serious question: how, exactly, is this morally any different than PETA "rescuing" animals only to turn around, kill them and dump the dead, furry corpses in a dumpster? (The two PETA "activists" in North Carolina were acquitted of their animal cruelty charges but convicted of littering for dumping the victim's carcasses.) How? PETA killed over 14,000 "rescued" animals in the past few years. This guy, as reprehensible as his actions were, killed one puppy. He's found guilty of a felony and PETA gets hit with littering.
How, exactly, is this right?
By Bleepless, Sunday, 29 April , 2007 @ 8:13 pm
It is right because liberals love PETA. The nitwit is not a member.