The Bristol Post published Pet cruelty: Let's make punishments harsher

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READING the Post's coverage of Katy Gammons cruelty towards her "pet dog" this will rightly horrify most decent human beings.

The implications for her will no doubt be long lasting and hopefully a lesson for those who think they can treat animals in such an appalling way.

For me, however, it's not just this awful disregard for the "fatal" abuse inflicted upon this dog, it also raised the question of why people undertake the responsibility of pet ownership when they clearly are not going to be there to care for the animal through out the day (holidays included).

Perhaps there should be some legal charter for ownership that potential owners have to sign up to, in an attempt to try to ensure that owners are more accountable for the "pets" that they have ownership of.

It really frustrates me when I read about pets being abused or indeed put down due to their owner's irresponsibility or neglect.

Perhaps the punishments should be reviewed and radically increased in an attempt to eradicate the abuse of animals.

As we are also aware, in terms of more dangerous dogs, it is generally the owner that has encouraged the dog's behaviour.

The implications as we know have been devastating for others, especially children, who have been maimed and killed by such animals.

Bob Farmer

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The Bristol Post published Pet cruelty: Let's make punishments harsher