[GingisK]

Certainly her sentance should have included the proviso that she should never own another pet, nor should she work in animal care.

I don't have a problem with someone being sentenced severly for cruely to animals. My problem is with the notion of "animal rights". Animals can be protected sufficiently without granting them equal citizenship or standing in the courts.

[afraidfortherepublic]

I’m not here to argue animal rights. I’m here to argue decency to animals and compassion. The perp in this case should lose HER right to impose her will on a poor, defenseless dog — especially since whe was working in the field at the time of her offense. It’s not as if she were a tiny child who had never been taught that you have to feed your dog!

Her offense is even more grave when you know how she earns her living.