▲ 872 ▼ You’re more likely to go to prison for exposing animal cruelty than for committing it (www.vox.com) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 207 comments fedilink hide all child comments Not really sure what to put here...I usually put relevant excerpts, but that got this post deleted for doing that
[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Sentient beings are not houses or cars. If parents abuse their babies, they will get them taken from them. Same should apply to animals. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) If parents abuse their babies, they will get them taken from them. By the state after a detailed legal process, not some rando off the street after a beer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Emerald@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* But with animals, the state won't help them. If a baby was being tortured and the state wouldn't save them, how could you blame someone for taking it into their own hands? permalink fedilink source parent [+] Yawnder@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) If parents abuse their babies, they will get them taken from them. By the state after a detailed legal process, not some rando off the street after a beer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Emerald@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* But with animals, the state won't help them. If a baby was being tortured and the state wouldn't save them, how could you blame someone for taking it into their own hands? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* But with animals, the state won't help them. If a baby was being tortured and the state wouldn't save them, how could you blame someone for taking it into their own hands? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Yawnder@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent