Dead Dog Tragedy Peto 1 October, 2008 - 9:09 AM

A dog has been killed after it was set on fire in Sydney's west yesterday. The terrier cross was only 2 years old and was extremely traumatised. The burns were so bad the dog had to be put down.

24 hours earlier a dog was found dead hanging from a tree in Mt Druitt.

The maximum penalty for serious animal cruelty is 5 years in jail. Is this punishment tough enough for these crimes? Tell us what you think.

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• George says

  This is serial killer gear. People should be locked up for 10 years plus for this.

  Posted Wednesday 1 October, 2008 9:12 AM
• Alex says

  5 years jail is pretty tough!

  Posted Wednesday 1 October, 2008 9:13 AM
• ashley says

  It makes me sick. These people should have the same treatment thrown their way. stuff jail, set them on fire and see how it feels to be helpless.

  sorry i know 2 wrongs dont make a right - but it just was a pathetic sadistic act!

  Posted Wednesday 1 October, 2008 9:14 AM
• Michelle says

  5 years is NOT long enough! There needs to be a tougher penalty this is discusting! Humans stand some chane of surving something so horrific! But ANIMALS! especially dogs! They don't stand a chance at all! This is so disgusting! These dogs are helpless, and more needs to be done to help these poor animals! This incident brought me to tears!

  Posted Wednesday 1 October, 2008 9:18 AM
• Pat says

  Absolutely sickening! If they can do that to an animal imagine what they would be prepared to do to another human being. We need to look after the planet, look after each other and look after all living things - maybe such appalling acts would be lessened.

  Posted Wednesday 1 October, 2008 9:25 AM
• Emma says

  People who do things like this should be punished by what they did to the animal!!

  THEY ARE NOT HERE FOR OUR PURPOSE. This story is so disgusting, why is the human race so bad!

  Posted Wednesday 1 October, 2008 9:26 AM
• sara bradley says

  What is wrong with society? What a sad world we live in, I pity the people that actually know these monsters. 5 years...what a joke!

  Posted Wednesday 1 October, 2008 9:26 AM
• Darren says

  the punishment should reflect the crime. 5yrs for a life is a joke. how is a dog supposed to defend itself? this is very dissapointing to hear of this sort of thing.

  Posted Wednesday 1 October, 2008 9:29 AM
• clare says

  what a joke 5 years! it should be the same punishment for all animals and humans, if this happened to a human the punishment would be life..... we all feel the same pain, so the punishment should be equal. Its been proven that people who abuse animals go on to abuse humans so they should be locked up for life, do you really want these kinds of people in your community? what's wrong with the world?

  Posted Wednesday 1 October, 2008 9:33 AM
• Nichole says

  This can only be performed by truly sick individuals. There is no greater atrocity than inflicting harm to any animal or person that is unable to defend themselves. 5 YEARS IS NO WHERE NEAR HARSH ENOUGH.

  Posted Wednesday 1 October, 2008 9:38 AM

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