Sickening - Horses shot in the eye

[Otto]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1126742/Tw...

"Heartless thugs shot a horse and a pony at point-blank range with an high-powered air-rifle, leaving vets no choice but to put one of the animals down."

I find this absolutely sickening, and saddening. What on earth posseses someone to do something like this?

[nottyash]

I was reading about the serial killer Ted bundy. He started doing things like this to animals.
Sickening!

[elster]

nottyash said:

I was reading about the serial killer Ted bundy. He started doing things like this to animals.
Sickening!

Yes and then he became a SERIAL KILLER!

I don't understand Brits who care more about animals than people.

Man kills another man, maybe a quick story on local news.

Man Injures animal...Nat

[Strangely Brown]

elster said:

I don't understand Brits who care more about animals than people.

Man kills another man, maybe a quick story on local news.

Man Injures animal...Nat

It's probably because animals are usually much nicer than people.

[Andy Mac]

I think we should bring back angry mobs...

[LotusACBC]

Angry mobs and eye for an eye

[Yertis]

Strangely Brown said:

elster said:

I don't understand Brits who care more about animals than people.

Man kills another man, maybe a quick story on local news.

Man Injures animal...Nat

It's probably because animals are usually much nicer than people.

[philthy]

elster said:

nottyash said:

I was reading about the serial killer Ted bundy. He started doing things like this to animals.
Sickening!

Yes and then he became a SERIAL KILLER!

I don't understand Brits who care more about animals than people.

Man kills another man, maybe a quick story on local news.

Man Injures animal...Nat

Very true.

While this act is absolutely awful, the Brits do seem to be enraged more by an animal being hurt?
I'm also wondering what sort of air rifle it is to qualify as "high power"....probably just a legal one, but that isn't such a shocking headline.
I hope they catch the boys responsible, and beat the living st out of them !

[scotal]

philthy said:

I hope they catch the boys responsible, and beat the living st out of them !

And their parents.

[TonyHetherington]

Andy Mac said:

I think we should bring back angry mobs...

Like the ones that threw paint stripper over the car of a paedeotrician (sp?) because they thought that meant he sexually abused kids?

I agree with your sentiment, but angry mobs aren't exactly clever

[Andy Mac]

TonyHetherington said:

Andy Mac said:

I think we should bring back angry mobs...

Like the ones that threw paint stripper over the car of a paedeotrician (sp?) because they thought that meant he sexually abused kids?

I agree with your sentiment, but angry mobs aren't exactly clever

No... But they could be great fun! First stop? Parliament!

[G'kar]

Strangely Brown said:

It's probably because animals are usually much nicer than people.

I think you mean 'tastier'.

[10 Pence Short]

It's not generally a bad life being a horse. You get to eat all day, sheltered when you need it and ridden around a bit. So you have to ask, why the long face?

Edited by 10 Pence Short on Friday 23 January 16:43

[Neil_H]

philthy said:

elster said:

nottyash said:

I was reading about the serial killer Ted bundy. He started doing things like this to animals.
Sickening!

Yes and then he became a SERIAL KILLER!

I don't understand Brits who care more about animals than people.

Man kills another man, maybe a quick story on local news.

Man Injures animal...Nat

Very true.

While this act is absolutely awful, the Brits do seem to be enraged more by an animal being hurt?

It's because the animals are innocent and defenceless. Men - usually not.

[bazking69]

Never has 'an eye for an eye' been so approapriate.
Little cretins should be strung up by their nuts in public.

[Otto]

Don't get me wrong, I'm more appalled by cases against humans, but in this instance you can be ALMOST sure that there is NO motive for the actions, which makes you wonder what goes through these peoples' minds. This obviously applies to some murder cases, but those are always far bigger news (e.g. the events in Belgium, which also have a post running).

Don't jump on the bandwagon that just because I posted about about cruelty against animals, I don't care about people.

[Speed_Demon]

Neil_H said:

philthy said:

elster said:

nottyash said:

I was reading about the serial killer Ted bundy. He started doing things like this to animals.
Sickening!

Yes and then he became a SERIAL KILLER!

I don't understand Brits who care more about animals than people.

Man kills another man, maybe a quick story on local news.

Man Injures animal...Nat

Very true.

While this act is absolutely awful, the Brits do seem to be enraged more by an animal being hurt?

It's because the animals are innocent and defenceless. Men - usually not.

This.

Animals always trust humans and would never expect a human to do such a thing to them (unless they are repeatedly abused, in which case the animal is a wreck).

[Mattygooner]

At what range? to hit an eye at 100 yards would need some talent.


There is no point getting worked up unless you physically do something about it.

[S13_Alan]

philthy said:

I'm also wondering what sort of air rifle it is to qualify as "high power"....probably just a legal one, but that isn't such a shocking headline.

Slightly off topic I guess and not totally related....

But it annoys me hugely the obligatory rubbish that is always written in the papers surrounding any sort of firearms. I recall the Daily Record printing a story after Dunblane about some kind of fully automatic legally owned pistol... 'you just hold the trigger down and out comes a stream of bullets.'

Bad people do bad things and should be punished accordingly, but bandwagons and lies is what it's all about in the media.

If the headline were true then it's no different to them using any other firearm which required an FAC. Shame it's likely a lie in this case, as that's bound to come with a lesser punishment if caught.