Animal cruelty is child abuse by another name
Regarding the article on Cincinnati.com, "Four charged after 38 dogs, 7 ferrets found inside Bethel home filled with feces, urine" (May 30): It's a shame our existing laws aren't "pro-animal." For those monsters to treat those poor dogs and ferrets the way they were found should be upgraded to a felony, as opposed to a first-degree misdemeanor. Cruelty to animals should be treated the same as cruelty to children. They're also innocent recipients of violence, unable to defend themselves.
As a lover of animals, I'm more than fed up with abusers getting away with light sentences. These four people allowed 38 dogs to live with their fur matted with feces and urine and with feces on the floor, "several inches deep." Most of the dogs were Chinese Crested, so small dogs. Envision that. If the smell of urine and feces disgusted Deputy Dog Warren Sarah Steele, imagine what it truly was.
Again, Terri Sprague, Christopher Davis, Vicki Miller, and Anthony Miller deserve more than 180 days, per count, the maximum sentence a first-degree misdemeanor garners. Sprague faces 41 counts of cruelty to a companion animal. Vicki Miller faces four counts of cruelty to a companion animal and 34 counts of complicity. Davis and Anthony Miller each face one count of cruelty to a companion animal and 34 counts of complicity.
There are not enough years these four can serve behind bars, in my opinion, to make their actions right for what they did to these innocent souls.
Sherie Kelly, Colerain Township
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Bethel animal abusers deserve felony charges for their cruelty |Letter
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