When you think of dog
breeders* what do you think of?
WRONG.
Meet Martha Dalmain of Thornton in Fife .
Convicted of neglecting her
ten-year-old Shetland pony Smudge at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court, in a case
described by the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals as
'tragic and truly appalling' she was banned from keeping animals for life. With
one exception, she was allowed to keep on breeding dogs.
Look at Smudge's injuries
(he had to later be put to sleep because they were so bad) and tell me should a
woman who neglects a lovely creature like Smudge deserve to make money out of deliberately
bringing more creatures into the world?
This is why animal cruelty
laws need to be tougher because cruel people who allow beautiful animals to
suffer whether by neglect or outright cruelty, should never be allowed to own
another animal again.
*Personally when I think of dog breeders (unless its rare breeds that are going extinct), I think of greedy
people making money bringing dogs into the world when there are so many dogs
without homes.
