Now, if PETA would get their heads out of their collective bung chutes and just concentrate of issues like this, I could hang with 'em. I even despise maggots who own dogs and make 'em sleep under their porch. If you have a domesticated animal and you are keeping it as a pet, then by God take responsibility for it or get rid of it. Pertaining to domestic pets, I consider the treatment of them as a looking glass into the owner's true soul (or lack thereof), and a benchmark of how much respect they garner as my peer.