If that's true, then why were horse thieves hanged in the old west?
Because a human being could suffer or die if their horse was stolen.
They stole horses for crying out loud, a very valuable commodity.
Frankly, I think killing the dogs was the least of it. I mean dogs are put down daily in shelters and vets offices. In the olden days, owners put them down themselves with guns. Dogs are dogs, cats are cats and if ktheir owners want them dead, so be it.
But he is a mean mean man to do what he did. No civilized person kills a dog that way. But civilized people kill dogs daily without penalty.
I ithink dog fighting is dreadful and cruel but dont’ know why it is criminal.
The gambling is criminal. So he is a mean man who promotes gambling. He will be a pariah. And his judgement is zero.
I don’t know if he deserves prison.