The recent attacks against oil pipelines in Dawson Creek BC give us hope for the future after a rather disappointing federal election. While the police investigate these attacks and the news media wring their hands over them none of them will consider the most important question, "What drove someone to commit these acts? No one wakes up one morning and decides to undertake the heroic but extremely risky step of engaging in acts such as we have seen this week in Dawson Creek. The individuals who undertook these actions no doubt tried to use legal means to achieve their goals, however, they no doubt found, as all of us who are working on a cause find out, that it is impossible to achieve anything by working within "the system".
For years those of us in the animal rights movement have taken the so-called high road and confined the bulk of our activities to peaceful non-threatening tactics in the hopes that we could somehow achieve our goals through a "peaceful revolution". Pacifism became revered in both the animal rights and environmental movement as well meaning but naive leaders and individuals (as well as those who were just cowards by nature) tried to achieve change through peaceful means. Most of these individuals based their belief in peaceful revolution on the ideas of Mahatma Ghandi. While it is true that Ghandi believed in the use of non-violent means of protest he was not so naive as to believe that violence had no place in a struggle. Most of those who preach pacifism today either have not taken the time to truly study Ghandi or they have elected to willfully ignore a pivotal aspect of his philosophy. Ghandi acknowledged that non-violent protest would only be effective IF those who you were fighting against respected these tactics. As has been demonstrated time and time again the opponents of animal rights and environmental protection have no respect and do not respond to non-violence. Those who are involved in animal abuse and exploitation as well as those who are involved in the destruction of the environment are violent by nature and are motivated by one thing and one thing only - the almighty dollar. These people do not respond to anything unless it threatens either their profits or their physical safety. All of the non-violent action and hand wringing in the world is not going to change that.
It is equally delusional to believe that changes can somehow be made by petitioning the various levels of government to enact legislation that will protect either animals or the environment. Governments, particularly those in capitalist countries, are motivated by the same thing as the individuals and corporations that abuse and exploit animals as destroy the environment - once again the almighty dollar. The politicians depend on the funds they receive from the corporations in order to get re-elected and the corporations demand that the politicians do their bidding in order to continue to receive the funding that they need. This vicious circle ensures that the only change that will ever occur is that which benefits the politician's masters - the corporations. If this were not the case the United States Congress would never have even entertained the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act let alone actually passed it into law and it would not have taken over 100 years to get stricter animal cruelty legislation passed in Canada (something which has still not been done). Only in a system where politicians are bought and paid for by corporations would it be considered acceptable to have no legal guidelines for the treatment of animals in laboratories and instead rely on voluntary standards developed by a non-governmental agency stacked with lackeys of the vivisection industry as we do in Canada. Only in a corrupt system would our politicians take it as a sign that things are just fine when this same agency has never, in its 40 year history, imposed any economic sanctions on a laboratory in Canada. These are just a few of the examples of why it is foolhardy to believe that protesting and trying to work with governments are ever going to achieve anything. Add to this the fact that the media has become so beholden to their own corporate interests that they no longer investigate and report on issues that might lead to ramifications from their corporate sponsors. Small wonder that the only regime in the 20th century that ever enacted meaningful animal protection legislation was a totalitarian regime that took control of the corporations.
The time has come for everyone involved in the animal rights movement and the environmental movement to stop asking governments and corporations to stop what they are doing and to instead tell them you will stop what you are doing or you will suffer the consequences. You will stop torturing animals in your labs or your labs, your vehicles and your homes will be burned down. You will stop exploiting and destroying the environment simply because it suits you or your equipment, your office buildings and your developments will be turned into rubble. If you do not stop then you and your families will be targeted and, if necessary, killed. If you want to go out onto the ice flows in the spring to brutally kill seals then you will die out there when your ships are sunk or you are beaten to death. This may sound harsh but it is the only way that the fight is going to be won. Dr. Jerry Vlasak was quite correct when he said, “I don’t think you’d have to kill -- assassinate -- too many vivisectors,” Vlasak said, “before you would see a marked decrease in the amount of vivisection going on. And I think for 5 lives, 10 lives, 15 human lives, we could save a million, 2 million, 10 million non-human lives.” When one woman in the audience disagreed, saying that Vlasak’s approach was no different from that of abortion-clinic bombers, Vlasak was undeterred. “Absolutely,” he countered. “I think they had a great strategy going.” While people may disagree with the methods used by those who bombed abortion clinics and killed abortion doctors there is no doubt that they had at least some of the effects that those who carried them out wanted. It is an indisputable fact that a great many doctors today refuse to do abortions because of the risk it could present to their own safety. Whether you agree or disagree with abortion the effect that was desired by those who committed the bombings and murders was achieved.
17 October 2008
31 July 2008
More On The Camrose Cat Killing Freaks
Recently some of the little pricks that tortured and killed Princess, a pet cat, in a microwave after breaking into a house over the Christmas holidays pleaded guilty to the crime. With their guilty pleas more information about the events of that tragic day have emerged. Contrary to what a significant number of people believed Princess did not die quickly and did suffer greatly before she died. It has now been revealed that it took over 10 minutes for Princess to die trapped inside the microwave and that she screamed for nearly the entire time it took her to die. In 10 minutes not a single one of these sadistic freaks reached over and pressed the button on the microwave to stop it or even had the smallest attack of conscience to suggest to the others that they should let Princess out or suggest that maybe what they were doing was wrong. Instead these degenerate freaks stood there and enjoyed the spectacle of Princess slowly being cooked alive. I doubt that there are more than a hand full of people that could stand to listen to an animal scream in pain and terror for 10 minutes without doing anything to help it. These little bastards, however, not only stood there and listened to the screams they all enjoyed the show. With the evidence that is out there now there cannot possibly be a thinking person out there who still thinks that these pathetic freaks are simply kids who made a mistake. They do not need treatment or understanding or sympathy or anything else that the bleeding hearts have been claiming they need. What they need is to receive the only appropriate punishment that there is for this horrific crime: extreme suffering and death.
It is obvious that the "justice" system is not going to do anything to punish these killers. As is typical with cases involving abuse or mistreatment of animals the police grudgingly make an arrest and the prosecutors go through the motions of prosecuting the perpetrators and then the bleeding heart judges give them a slap on the wrist and tell them not to do it again. In this case, much as they did in the Daisy Duke case, the police and the rest of the justice system has gone out of its way to protect these killers while coming down like a sledgehammer on anyone who dares to even print the identities of these disgusting freaks. Now the judge has thrown a wrench into the sentencing of the freaks that pleaded guilty by ordering a psychiatric evaluation of them. The last time I checked it was the job of these little bastards' lawyers to put forward a defense and do what they can to get them as light a sentence as possible not the judge or the prosecutor. To top it all off the prosecutor is already saying that he is not going to be seeking a jail sentence for these pieces of garbage. So these little bastards are going to get away with torturing and killing Princess although they might actually have to do some community service. This is an incredibly unfunny joke. Is there anyone with an IQ bigger than their shoe size that actually believes that these pieces of shit are going to learn anything from this other than they can get away with anything without suffering any consequences? Clearly this is what the parents of these degenerates told them and are no doubt still telling them. If they had any morality or sense of decency they would have disowned their spawns of Satan but no they are still telling them that they won't have to take any responsibility for their actions.
There is only one punishment that is appropriate for these little bastards and that is DEATH. Whether they are killed in jail or outside or harassed so badly that they kill themselves makes no difference. It would be even better if they were raped for a few weeks while the guards looked the other way but as long as they end up dead at the end of it all justice will have been done. Until they are killed or kill themselves their identities should be plastered all over the internet and any town or city that they move to since according to the reports they have moved out of Camrose because they were being harassed. They should not be able to hide from what they have done by simply moving into a new place and pretending that they didn't brutally torture and murder an innocent animal. Considering that the house that these killers broke into, twice, belonged to a family that at least some of the freaks knew the people who have to live near these pieces of shit in the new cities they move to should know that they better keep a close eye on their pets and make sure that their children have nothing to do with these freaks. Any parent who is raising their children properly and not like the pieces of garbage that spawned these useless freaks certainly would not want their children anywhere near them. Nor would they want to have anything to do with the abject failures who don't have the moral fiber or guts to do the right thing and are still protecting the unrepentant killers they have "raised".
A number of people have suggested that part of these killers "sentences" should be to work in an animal shelter because somehow this will allow them to develop empathy. In the first place putting these little freaks in an animal shelter to develop empathy makes about as much sense as putting a pedophile in a day care center to see how children act. I find it hard to believe that any animal shelter would even let these freaks darken their doorstep and any shelter that would doesn't deserve to operating. Of course I'm sure that PETA would be only too happy to "help" these freaks considering the way they allowed Michael Vick to take "education" courses so that he could get a lighter sentence on his dog fighting charges. More importantly if these freaks were able to stand there and listen to a cat screaming for 10 minutes as it suffered one of the worst deaths imaginable nothing is going to get them to develop empathy.
The so-called justice system is not going to do anything to punish these killers and anyone who thinks it will is living in a fantasy world. These freaks need to feel fear like they have never felt before in their life. They need to spend whatever is left of their miserable lives looking over their shoulders and wondering whether the person who is right behind is going to cut their miserable throats. Both they and their "parents" need to be on edge every minute they are in their house wondering if the next car that passes by is going to firebomb the house and wonder if they next time they start up the car it will be the last time because someone has wired a bomb to the ignition. Does this sound harsh? It should. These killers and their families who are protecting them deserve to never have a moment of piece and they deserve to pay the ultimate penalty just as much as the killers themselves. The judge who is doing everything that she can to insure that these killers face no real punishment deserves to, at the very least, be removed from the bench and never be allowed to practice law again. With any luck having everything taken away from her would push her over the edge as well and she would be found after she kills herself. As for the prosecutor he has done such a pathetic job of this case should never be allowed to prosecute anything more than a traffic ticket for the rest of his miserable career. If this guy is the best that the prosecutors office can come up with then it is time for the government to raise the salaries of prosecutors so they can attract some people who didn't graduate at the bottom of their class at clown college.
There should be no mercy and no sympathy for these killers and when the are killed or kill themselves there should be celebrations in the street. Let's all hope that the day when we can celebrate the world being free of these freaks comes sooner rather than later.
It is obvious that the "justice" system is not going to do anything to punish these killers. As is typical with cases involving abuse or mistreatment of animals the police grudgingly make an arrest and the prosecutors go through the motions of prosecuting the perpetrators and then the bleeding heart judges give them a slap on the wrist and tell them not to do it again. In this case, much as they did in the Daisy Duke case, the police and the rest of the justice system has gone out of its way to protect these killers while coming down like a sledgehammer on anyone who dares to even print the identities of these disgusting freaks. Now the judge has thrown a wrench into the sentencing of the freaks that pleaded guilty by ordering a psychiatric evaluation of them. The last time I checked it was the job of these little bastards' lawyers to put forward a defense and do what they can to get them as light a sentence as possible not the judge or the prosecutor. To top it all off the prosecutor is already saying that he is not going to be seeking a jail sentence for these pieces of garbage. So these little bastards are going to get away with torturing and killing Princess although they might actually have to do some community service. This is an incredibly unfunny joke. Is there anyone with an IQ bigger than their shoe size that actually believes that these pieces of shit are going to learn anything from this other than they can get away with anything without suffering any consequences? Clearly this is what the parents of these degenerates told them and are no doubt still telling them. If they had any morality or sense of decency they would have disowned their spawns of Satan but no they are still telling them that they won't have to take any responsibility for their actions.
There is only one punishment that is appropriate for these little bastards and that is DEATH. Whether they are killed in jail or outside or harassed so badly that they kill themselves makes no difference. It would be even better if they were raped for a few weeks while the guards looked the other way but as long as they end up dead at the end of it all justice will have been done. Until they are killed or kill themselves their identities should be plastered all over the internet and any town or city that they move to since according to the reports they have moved out of Camrose because they were being harassed. They should not be able to hide from what they have done by simply moving into a new place and pretending that they didn't brutally torture and murder an innocent animal. Considering that the house that these killers broke into, twice, belonged to a family that at least some of the freaks knew the people who have to live near these pieces of shit in the new cities they move to should know that they better keep a close eye on their pets and make sure that their children have nothing to do with these freaks. Any parent who is raising their children properly and not like the pieces of garbage that spawned these useless freaks certainly would not want their children anywhere near them. Nor would they want to have anything to do with the abject failures who don't have the moral fiber or guts to do the right thing and are still protecting the unrepentant killers they have "raised".
A number of people have suggested that part of these killers "sentences" should be to work in an animal shelter because somehow this will allow them to develop empathy. In the first place putting these little freaks in an animal shelter to develop empathy makes about as much sense as putting a pedophile in a day care center to see how children act. I find it hard to believe that any animal shelter would even let these freaks darken their doorstep and any shelter that would doesn't deserve to operating. Of course I'm sure that PETA would be only too happy to "help" these freaks considering the way they allowed Michael Vick to take "education" courses so that he could get a lighter sentence on his dog fighting charges. More importantly if these freaks were able to stand there and listen to a cat screaming for 10 minutes as it suffered one of the worst deaths imaginable nothing is going to get them to develop empathy.
The so-called justice system is not going to do anything to punish these killers and anyone who thinks it will is living in a fantasy world. These freaks need to feel fear like they have never felt before in their life. They need to spend whatever is left of their miserable lives looking over their shoulders and wondering whether the person who is right behind is going to cut their miserable throats. Both they and their "parents" need to be on edge every minute they are in their house wondering if the next car that passes by is going to firebomb the house and wonder if they next time they start up the car it will be the last time because someone has wired a bomb to the ignition. Does this sound harsh? It should. These killers and their families who are protecting them deserve to never have a moment of piece and they deserve to pay the ultimate penalty just as much as the killers themselves. The judge who is doing everything that she can to insure that these killers face no real punishment deserves to, at the very least, be removed from the bench and never be allowed to practice law again. With any luck having everything taken away from her would push her over the edge as well and she would be found after she kills herself. As for the prosecutor he has done such a pathetic job of this case should never be allowed to prosecute anything more than a traffic ticket for the rest of his miserable career. If this guy is the best that the prosecutors office can come up with then it is time for the government to raise the salaries of prosecutors so they can attract some people who didn't graduate at the bottom of their class at clown college.
There should be no mercy and no sympathy for these killers and when the are killed or kill themselves there should be celebrations in the street. Let's all hope that the day when we can celebrate the world being free of these freaks comes sooner rather than later.
23 March 2008
Questioning Zoocheck's Criticism of Guzoo And Other Facilities
For those who are opposed to Guzoo and other private zoos critical reports from Zoocheck Canada form a large part of their opposition. While the Zoocheck reports do present some valid criticisms of various facilities and Guzoo in particular they are not the "Holy Grail" that they are made out to be by some opponents. In spite of the valid criticisms that are outlined in the reports there are also serious concerns about the reports but more importantly some of the individuals involved in evaluating the facilities. One of the greatest weaknesses of the reports is that they are exclusively focused on the negative aspects of the facilities they evaluate without even the slightest acknowledgment of the positive aspects or acknowledgment of the improvements that have been made in the interim between evaluations and reports. This raises the very real possibility that these evaluations are agenda driven rather than objective evaluations of the facilities. Whether it is true or not the reports give the distinct impression that the conclusions were arrived at prior to the facilities being visited at all.
Far more troubling that the actual reports are some of the individuals who have participated in the evaluation of Guzoo and other facilities. One individual who has participated in these evaluations towers above all the others in their complete lack of suitability to be involved in evaluating any facility. The individual in question is David Leeb. David Leeb is the director of Edmonton's Animal Service Department and is in charge of Edmonton's pound facility. The Edmonton pound is one of the worst, if not the worst, pound facility in North America. Unlike nearly every other pound and humane society shelter in North America the Edmonton pound does not utilize volunteers in any capacity. Not only does it not utilize volunteers it actively opposes the use of volunteers on the grounds that it would be too expensive to utilize them. It is a bizarre twist of logic that concludes that utilizing individuals who willingly donate their time is to heavy a financial burden to bear. While other facilities encourage the public to visit and view the animals that are in the pound or the humane society's care the Edmonton pound refuses to permit the public any access to the facility where the animals are housed. Of course every other pound and humane society in North America puts a concerted effort into returning lost pets to their owners and finding homes for those that are unclaimed. In order to find new homes for as many unclaimed animals as possible other facilities operate adoption programs. The Edmonton pound moves against the tide in this regard being one of, if not the only, facility in North America that steadfastly refuses to allow adoptions from it's facility. While the pound does transfer some unclaimed animals to the Edmonton Humane Society for adoption in 2006 it killed 52% of the cats and 12% of the dogs that it admitted. In some cases animals are not transferred to the Edmonton Humane Society because they do not have room in their shelter but often there is no legitimate reason for killing the animals that they do. Individuals who turn in stray animals to the pound can request that they be allowed to adopt the animal if it is not claimed, however, the pound fails to put any real effort into getting these animals into new homes often killing the animal before the person who has expressed an interest in it has had a chance to contact the pound. I experienced this when a cat that I turned over to the pound was killed less than 24 hours after a message was left on my answering machine telling me that the cat had not been claimed. This is the department that David Leeb has been in charge of for the last several years. In spite of numerous opportunities for him to make changes to the operation of his department he has steadfastly refused to change anything preferring to preside over the unnecessary and indefensible killing of thousands of innocent animals every year. Prior to taking control of Animal Services Leeb was in charge of the Valley Zoo in Edmonton for a period of several years in which the zoo stagnated and deteriorated. It is only since he left the Valley Zoo that substantive changes and improvements have begun to be made. This is not to say that the Valley Zoo a facility that Edmonton can be proud of now just that there are at least some improvements being made.
It is under David Leeb's watch that the Edmonton pound is involved in clandestine transfers of unclaimed animals to labs to be used for research. In light of the fact that David Leeb sees no need to change the policies and practices of his department and accomplished absolutely nothing when he was in charge of the Valley Zoo it is unconscionable for any organization to deem him acceptable to evaluate any other facility. For Zoocheck to involve David Leeb in the evaluation of Guzoo or any other facility indicates either that Zoocheck is not particularly concerned about the quality of individuals who conduct evaluations for them or that they are only interested in involving individuals who will produce the evaluation that they are looking for.
I have not visited most of the facilities that have been evaluated by Zoocheck but I have visted Guzoo. On my most recent visit there I specifically looked for the deficiencies outlined in the Zoocheck reports and while I was able to find some of them I was unable to substantiate the vast majority of them. It is possible that all of the deficiencies were there at the time of the Zoocheck evaluations but it is equally possible that the individuals doing the evaluations were biased and either misstated or fabricated the deficiencies. In light of the stark contrast between what Zoocheck alleges in it's reports and my personal experience with Guzoo I no longer consider Zoocheck to be a reputable source of information on any animal rights related issue nor will this be an organization that I financially support any longer.
Far more troubling that the actual reports are some of the individuals who have participated in the evaluation of Guzoo and other facilities. One individual who has participated in these evaluations towers above all the others in their complete lack of suitability to be involved in evaluating any facility. The individual in question is David Leeb. David Leeb is the director of Edmonton's Animal Service Department and is in charge of Edmonton's pound facility. The Edmonton pound is one of the worst, if not the worst, pound facility in North America. Unlike nearly every other pound and humane society shelter in North America the Edmonton pound does not utilize volunteers in any capacity. Not only does it not utilize volunteers it actively opposes the use of volunteers on the grounds that it would be too expensive to utilize them. It is a bizarre twist of logic that concludes that utilizing individuals who willingly donate their time is to heavy a financial burden to bear. While other facilities encourage the public to visit and view the animals that are in the pound or the humane society's care the Edmonton pound refuses to permit the public any access to the facility where the animals are housed. Of course every other pound and humane society in North America puts a concerted effort into returning lost pets to their owners and finding homes for those that are unclaimed. In order to find new homes for as many unclaimed animals as possible other facilities operate adoption programs. The Edmonton pound moves against the tide in this regard being one of, if not the only, facility in North America that steadfastly refuses to allow adoptions from it's facility. While the pound does transfer some unclaimed animals to the Edmonton Humane Society for adoption in 2006 it killed 52% of the cats and 12% of the dogs that it admitted. In some cases animals are not transferred to the Edmonton Humane Society because they do not have room in their shelter but often there is no legitimate reason for killing the animals that they do. Individuals who turn in stray animals to the pound can request that they be allowed to adopt the animal if it is not claimed, however, the pound fails to put any real effort into getting these animals into new homes often killing the animal before the person who has expressed an interest in it has had a chance to contact the pound. I experienced this when a cat that I turned over to the pound was killed less than 24 hours after a message was left on my answering machine telling me that the cat had not been claimed. This is the department that David Leeb has been in charge of for the last several years. In spite of numerous opportunities for him to make changes to the operation of his department he has steadfastly refused to change anything preferring to preside over the unnecessary and indefensible killing of thousands of innocent animals every year. Prior to taking control of Animal Services Leeb was in charge of the Valley Zoo in Edmonton for a period of several years in which the zoo stagnated and deteriorated. It is only since he left the Valley Zoo that substantive changes and improvements have begun to be made. This is not to say that the Valley Zoo a facility that Edmonton can be proud of now just that there are at least some improvements being made.
It is under David Leeb's watch that the Edmonton pound is involved in clandestine transfers of unclaimed animals to labs to be used for research. In light of the fact that David Leeb sees no need to change the policies and practices of his department and accomplished absolutely nothing when he was in charge of the Valley Zoo it is unconscionable for any organization to deem him acceptable to evaluate any other facility. For Zoocheck to involve David Leeb in the evaluation of Guzoo or any other facility indicates either that Zoocheck is not particularly concerned about the quality of individuals who conduct evaluations for them or that they are only interested in involving individuals who will produce the evaluation that they are looking for.
I have not visited most of the facilities that have been evaluated by Zoocheck but I have visted Guzoo. On my most recent visit there I specifically looked for the deficiencies outlined in the Zoocheck reports and while I was able to find some of them I was unable to substantiate the vast majority of them. It is possible that all of the deficiencies were there at the time of the Zoocheck evaluations but it is equally possible that the individuals doing the evaluations were biased and either misstated or fabricated the deficiencies. In light of the stark contrast between what Zoocheck alleges in it's reports and my personal experience with Guzoo I no longer consider Zoocheck to be a reputable source of information on any animal rights related issue nor will this be an organization that I financially support any longer.
24 February 2008
A Disturbing Trend
A recent release from a prisoner support group announcing the withdrawal of support for an imprisoned activist has been widely circulated in animal and environmental rights circles. The release cites several reasons for the withdrawal of support for this activist including the decision by the activist to abandon a vegetarian diet. This is certainly an acceptable reason to withdraw support for the activist the release indicated that this was not the primary reason for withdrawing support for him. The primary reasons for the withdrawal of support was the activist's alleged "racist" and "sexist" statements and beliefs. While many of the statements that he is alleged to have made are reprehensible they do not negate the fact that he sacrificed his freedom to the cause of the environment. Unlike many members of the environmental and animal rights movement this activist did not turn in other members of the cell that were involved in the action he was arrested for (at least there is no mention of this anywhere that I could find). Activists who turn on other activists to save their own skin are the ones who deserve to have any support withdrawn. Activists who inform on other activists either because they are too cowardly to accept the consequences of their actions or simply because they want to "get back" at activists who have done or said something that they disagree with deserve far more than just to have support for them withdrawn. Individuals who do this deserve nothing less than to pay the ultimate price. Activists who inform on other activists ultimately hurt the animals and the environment they are supposedly committed to helping.
Until I read the release issued by the prisoner support group I had never heard of the activist in question nor do I know if the content of the comment attributed to him in the release are accurate or taken out of context. His decision to eat meat, if in fact he has elected to eat meat, makes him undeserving of support from the animal rights community at any rate. The condemnation of him for his beliefs, however, points to a disturbing and damaging trend within the animal rights movement as well as the environmental movement. This trend is the decreasing lack of tolerance for divergent views on topics directly related to or, in some cases, far removed from the movements themselves. There are a growing number of individuals within the animal rights movement who insist that there must be complete uniformity across the movement on certain topics. Although they are still a minority in the movement there is an ever increasing number of activists who arrogantly proclaim that their view, opinions and beliefs are right and only those who agree with them escape their wrath. They operate with complete tunnel vision and only associate and work with those who hold exactly the same views as they do.
The self-proclaimed moral superiority of these individuals does not limit itself to only those issues which are directly related to animal rights it encompasses every possible issue. While they will loudly proclaim how "progressive" and "tolerant" they are this tolerance is limited to those who agree with them on issues. They have no tolerance for any diversity or differences unless it fits into their narrow world view. The closed mindedness of these individuals and the viciousness with which they go after anyone who disagrees with them holds the movement back from achieving as much as it could or growing the way that it could. In order to turn the dream of rights for animals into reality it is vital that as many people as possible from a variety of walks of life are brought into the movement. Some level of concern for animals is an almost universal trait of people as is evidenced by the visceral reaction of the general public to extreme and high profile cases of animal cruelty. The huge outcry at the recent torture and murder of Princess the cat in a microwave is a perfect example of this. The majority of the people who have set up Facebook groups, protested at the courthouse and written letters to the papers are not animal rights activists but their concern about animals, even if it is just cute and cuddly animals, presents an opening for bringing them into the animal rights movement. Most of these people have never been shown what goes on behind the walls of a slaughterhouse or the closed doors of a laboratory nor have they been educated about the lies of the animal abuse industries. Unfortunately the vast majority of these people won't get educated or accepted into the animal rights movement because they are not a single homogeneous mass.
The animal rights movement needs a variety of people with a variety of talents and that means that some people are going to hold views on certain topics and issues that others will find repulsive. What a person's opinion or belief on gay rights or the war in Iraq or AIDS in Africa or Christianity or Islam or any other issue should not preclude them from being a part of the fight for animal rights. If they want to go and stick pins in voodoo dolls or stand around a burning cross in robes and hoods or go to Star Trek conventions when they are not working on animal rights then let them. As long as they are committed to the cause of animal rights what they do otherwise should not be an issue any more than it should be an issue to a person's employer what that employee does outside of work.
I would much rather work with a person who is dedicated and trustworthy but who holds differing (or even offensive) opinions on other issues than with someone who agrees on everything but has no loyalty or worse is a coward.
Until I read the release issued by the prisoner support group I had never heard of the activist in question nor do I know if the content of the comment attributed to him in the release are accurate or taken out of context. His decision to eat meat, if in fact he has elected to eat meat, makes him undeserving of support from the animal rights community at any rate. The condemnation of him for his beliefs, however, points to a disturbing and damaging trend within the animal rights movement as well as the environmental movement. This trend is the decreasing lack of tolerance for divergent views on topics directly related to or, in some cases, far removed from the movements themselves. There are a growing number of individuals within the animal rights movement who insist that there must be complete uniformity across the movement on certain topics. Although they are still a minority in the movement there is an ever increasing number of activists who arrogantly proclaim that their view, opinions and beliefs are right and only those who agree with them escape their wrath. They operate with complete tunnel vision and only associate and work with those who hold exactly the same views as they do.
The self-proclaimed moral superiority of these individuals does not limit itself to only those issues which are directly related to animal rights it encompasses every possible issue. While they will loudly proclaim how "progressive" and "tolerant" they are this tolerance is limited to those who agree with them on issues. They have no tolerance for any diversity or differences unless it fits into their narrow world view. The closed mindedness of these individuals and the viciousness with which they go after anyone who disagrees with them holds the movement back from achieving as much as it could or growing the way that it could. In order to turn the dream of rights for animals into reality it is vital that as many people as possible from a variety of walks of life are brought into the movement. Some level of concern for animals is an almost universal trait of people as is evidenced by the visceral reaction of the general public to extreme and high profile cases of animal cruelty. The huge outcry at the recent torture and murder of Princess the cat in a microwave is a perfect example of this. The majority of the people who have set up Facebook groups, protested at the courthouse and written letters to the papers are not animal rights activists but their concern about animals, even if it is just cute and cuddly animals, presents an opening for bringing them into the animal rights movement. Most of these people have never been shown what goes on behind the walls of a slaughterhouse or the closed doors of a laboratory nor have they been educated about the lies of the animal abuse industries. Unfortunately the vast majority of these people won't get educated or accepted into the animal rights movement because they are not a single homogeneous mass.
The animal rights movement needs a variety of people with a variety of talents and that means that some people are going to hold views on certain topics and issues that others will find repulsive. What a person's opinion or belief on gay rights or the war in Iraq or AIDS in Africa or Christianity or Islam or any other issue should not preclude them from being a part of the fight for animal rights. If they want to go and stick pins in voodoo dolls or stand around a burning cross in robes and hoods or go to Star Trek conventions when they are not working on animal rights then let them. As long as they are committed to the cause of animal rights what they do otherwise should not be an issue any more than it should be an issue to a person's employer what that employee does outside of work.
I would much rather work with a person who is dedicated and trustworthy but who holds differing (or even offensive) opinions on other issues than with someone who agrees on everything but has no loyalty or worse is a coward.
09 February 2008
Another Arrest in the Camrose Cat Killing Case
A fifth piece of garbage was arrested in connection with the brutal torture and killing of the cat, Princess, over the Christmas holidays in Camrose. According to the prosecutor this latest slime was "very much on the periphery" which is already playing into the hands of the defense. How is it possible to be "very much on the periphery" of something that happens when you break into a house with a group of sadistic cowards? Just because this freak that was just charged wasn't the one who actually stuffed Princess into the Microwave and turned it on does not mean he is any less responsible for Princess' death. Naturally the defense is going to use this to their maximum advantage during the trial of this slime and who could blame them? In this case it will be impossible to blame the defense attorney (other than to question why he would have any of these degenerates for clients) since he is obligated to give his client the best defense that he possibly can. If he were to just ignore the moronic statement of the prosecutor then he would be derelict in his duty.
An issue which is looming large in this case is the conduct and the attitude of this prosecutor. It is his job to put these freaks in jail where they belong not to help the defense make their case. He is supposed to be representing "The Crown" or, in other words, the public. He is supposed to be making the case to put these degenerates in jail for the longest possible period of time. Instead he is spending all of his time and effort in protecting these pieces of garbage and making the defense's case for them. He has wasted time and money trying to get the public barred from the courtroom so that no one will know who these sadistic little freaks are and never misses a chance to lament the fact that people are posting their names in various places. His latest crusade is to go after a poster who posted details of a bail hearing for one of the slime! She didn't post their names or addresses she simply posted details of the prosecutor's arguments to keep one of them in jail until the trial (the only logical thing he has done so far in this case!). Not having read the post I can't say what was written but I have to assume that his problem is that he gave a pathetic performance. Now he is going to waste his time (and our money) having the police go out and arrest this woman so he can put her on trial. It is hardly surprising that he is doing this since from the outset the court, the prosecutor and the police have been more worried about protecting these freaks than they have been about putting them behind bars. Why are any of these sadistic scum out walking around anyway? How many other animals are they going to torture and kill before they are finally put away? Meanwhile this prosecutor and the police go around protecting them and giving their defense lawyers their arguments for them.
Naturally the bleeding hearts are ecstatic at this since the prosecutor and the police are showing "understanding" and working on getting treatment for these poor misunderstood angles who really just need a big hug to make everything all better. Some of these pathetic bleeding hearts are even starting to say that they feel sorry for these sadistic freaks. There are lots of people that deserve sympathy and understanding but degenerates like these are not worthy of anything but revulsion and disgust.
An issue which is looming large in this case is the conduct and the attitude of this prosecutor. It is his job to put these freaks in jail where they belong not to help the defense make their case. He is supposed to be representing "The Crown" or, in other words, the public. He is supposed to be making the case to put these degenerates in jail for the longest possible period of time. Instead he is spending all of his time and effort in protecting these pieces of garbage and making the defense's case for them. He has wasted time and money trying to get the public barred from the courtroom so that no one will know who these sadistic little freaks are and never misses a chance to lament the fact that people are posting their names in various places. His latest crusade is to go after a poster who posted details of a bail hearing for one of the slime! She didn't post their names or addresses she simply posted details of the prosecutor's arguments to keep one of them in jail until the trial (the only logical thing he has done so far in this case!). Not having read the post I can't say what was written but I have to assume that his problem is that he gave a pathetic performance. Now he is going to waste his time (and our money) having the police go out and arrest this woman so he can put her on trial. It is hardly surprising that he is doing this since from the outset the court, the prosecutor and the police have been more worried about protecting these freaks than they have been about putting them behind bars. Why are any of these sadistic scum out walking around anyway? How many other animals are they going to torture and kill before they are finally put away? Meanwhile this prosecutor and the police go around protecting them and giving their defense lawyers their arguments for them.
Naturally the bleeding hearts are ecstatic at this since the prosecutor and the police are showing "understanding" and working on getting treatment for these poor misunderstood angles who really just need a big hug to make everything all better. Some of these pathetic bleeding hearts are even starting to say that they feel sorry for these sadistic freaks. There are lots of people that deserve sympathy and understanding but degenerates like these are not worthy of anything but revulsion and disgust.
03 February 2008
Misplaced Concern For Camrose Cat Killers
While it is expected that the police and other members of the "justice" system will worry more about the useless slime that figured that torturing and killing a cat in a microwave would be an entertaining way to spend an afternoon than the animal and her family it is puzzling that a certain segment of the general population would also espouse this misplaced concern. These people live in a fantasy world where all that these degenerates need is some love and counseling and everything will suddenly be fine. A certain columnist in The Edmonton Journal devoted an entire column to explaining why we should all have sympathy and understanding for these little darlings because of their age and how horrible it is that many people feel nothing but disgust and anger towards these pieces of garbage. I even received a comment on my last post about these monsters that complained because I said that they deserve to be somewhere where they will be raped and beaten everyday. Of course the individual didn't sign their name and somehow figured that by taunting me that I would post their comment. I have no problem with posting comments of those who disagree with me but threats, taunting or name calling ends up getting the comment deleted.
Back to the topic at hand it does not matter whether the disgusting individuals who committed these heinous acts were 13 or 23 or 33 or 43 or any other age they deserve to pay the price for their disgusting fun. The "justice" system in Canada, and to a lesser extent the United States, has been inundated with the bleeding hearts of society who figure that the purpose of the system is to coddle offenders rather than punishing them. To these bleeding hearts it makes perfect sense to give a driver who has mowed down two RCMP officers in 10 years killing one and injuring the other so badly that he never returned to work again a "conditional sentence". It is because of these types of sentences that fewer and fewer people have any faith in our so-called "justice system". Everyone knows that the degenerates who tortured and killed this cat will receive nothing more than a slap on the wrist from the moronic, bleeding heart judges who will blindly conclude that these freaks just need some understanding and "help". Their slimy lawyers will claim that they are really good kids who just made a mistake and the cowardly prosecutors will go along with this. Outside of the "justice" system the public knows that these are not misunderstood kids or kids that made a mistake they are barbaric and sadistic killers that should never be allowed to walk the streets again. There are times when the adage "an eye for an eye" is appropriate and this is one of those cases. They are not going to learn from being coddled by bleeding heart lawyers, judges and social workers, They are going to learn from living in fear of what is going to happen to them and to feeling just a fraction of the pain and terror that their victim felt.
The bleeding hearts love to throw out that those who want to see these cowardly sadists receive a punishment that is commensurate with their conduct are somehow no better than the slime who tortured and killed this poor cat. Aside from being offensive this is completely nonsensical. The revulsion and anger that most people feel regarding the actions of these degenerates is completely justified as is the desire to see them punished in the most extreme way. It is called taking responsibility for one's actions which is a foreign concept to the bleeding hearts among us. They chose to take the life of an innocent creature in one of the most horrific ways possible and then to taunt the victim's family with a note saying, "Nice cat. Look in the Microwave". There is no possible way that they could not have known that what they were doing was wrong and they had no remorse since they didn't bother to turn themselves into the police. Is there anyone out there who doesn't believe that after they had tortured and killed this cat they left the house laughing and celebrating? There was no guilt when they committed the horrific acts that they did and by going home and acting as if nothing happened they showed that they had no remorse for their actions whatsoever. The only thing that they are sorry about is the fact that they have gotten caught. Justice demands that they receive an appropriate punishment and the only appropriate punishments are being locked away for the rest of their useless, miserable lives or being killed.
There have been a lot of well-meaning people who have suggested that it would be appropriate for the courts to order these disgusting sadists to do work in an animal shelter. The prevailing theory of this punishment seems to be that it will somehow enable the killers to develop some empathy for animals. While this may be a laudable goal it is simply not appropriate in a horrific case such as this. The idea of letting these individuals work in an animal shelter to develop empathy for their victim is as logical as letting a convicted pedophile to work in a daycare to develop empathy for his victims. No one in their right mind would think this was a good idea and it makes no more sense to allow these individuals to be around animals in any capacity. These pieces of filth should never be allowed to have pets or be in contact with animals for the rest of their lives. Those of us who love animals know what a privilege it is to be able to share an animal's world with them. These degenerates forfeited their ability to experience this privilege when they committed the heinous acts that they did. In addition they forfeited their right to freedom and sympathy. Let them rot in jail until the day they die when they can rot in Hell.
Back to the topic at hand it does not matter whether the disgusting individuals who committed these heinous acts were 13 or 23 or 33 or 43 or any other age they deserve to pay the price for their disgusting fun. The "justice" system in Canada, and to a lesser extent the United States, has been inundated with the bleeding hearts of society who figure that the purpose of the system is to coddle offenders rather than punishing them. To these bleeding hearts it makes perfect sense to give a driver who has mowed down two RCMP officers in 10 years killing one and injuring the other so badly that he never returned to work again a "conditional sentence". It is because of these types of sentences that fewer and fewer people have any faith in our so-called "justice system". Everyone knows that the degenerates who tortured and killed this cat will receive nothing more than a slap on the wrist from the moronic, bleeding heart judges who will blindly conclude that these freaks just need some understanding and "help". Their slimy lawyers will claim that they are really good kids who just made a mistake and the cowardly prosecutors will go along with this. Outside of the "justice" system the public knows that these are not misunderstood kids or kids that made a mistake they are barbaric and sadistic killers that should never be allowed to walk the streets again. There are times when the adage "an eye for an eye" is appropriate and this is one of those cases. They are not going to learn from being coddled by bleeding heart lawyers, judges and social workers, They are going to learn from living in fear of what is going to happen to them and to feeling just a fraction of the pain and terror that their victim felt.
The bleeding hearts love to throw out that those who want to see these cowardly sadists receive a punishment that is commensurate with their conduct are somehow no better than the slime who tortured and killed this poor cat. Aside from being offensive this is completely nonsensical. The revulsion and anger that most people feel regarding the actions of these degenerates is completely justified as is the desire to see them punished in the most extreme way. It is called taking responsibility for one's actions which is a foreign concept to the bleeding hearts among us. They chose to take the life of an innocent creature in one of the most horrific ways possible and then to taunt the victim's family with a note saying, "Nice cat. Look in the Microwave". There is no possible way that they could not have known that what they were doing was wrong and they had no remorse since they didn't bother to turn themselves into the police. Is there anyone out there who doesn't believe that after they had tortured and killed this cat they left the house laughing and celebrating? There was no guilt when they committed the horrific acts that they did and by going home and acting as if nothing happened they showed that they had no remorse for their actions whatsoever. The only thing that they are sorry about is the fact that they have gotten caught. Justice demands that they receive an appropriate punishment and the only appropriate punishments are being locked away for the rest of their useless, miserable lives or being killed.
There have been a lot of well-meaning people who have suggested that it would be appropriate for the courts to order these disgusting sadists to do work in an animal shelter. The prevailing theory of this punishment seems to be that it will somehow enable the killers to develop some empathy for animals. While this may be a laudable goal it is simply not appropriate in a horrific case such as this. The idea of letting these individuals work in an animal shelter to develop empathy for their victim is as logical as letting a convicted pedophile to work in a daycare to develop empathy for his victims. No one in their right mind would think this was a good idea and it makes no more sense to allow these individuals to be around animals in any capacity. These pieces of filth should never be allowed to have pets or be in contact with animals for the rest of their lives. Those of us who love animals know what a privilege it is to be able to share an animal's world with them. These degenerates forfeited their ability to experience this privilege when they committed the heinous acts that they did. In addition they forfeited their right to freedom and sympathy. Let them rot in jail until the day they die when they can rot in Hell.
14 January 2008
Camrose Cat Killers Unworthy of Sympathy
It was only a matter of time before the bleeding hearts came out of the woodwork to stand up for the sadistic freaks that thought it would be fun to murder a helpless cat in a microwave and leave a taunting message for the cat's owners. While these pathetic idiots preface their cries for understanding with "what they did was horrible, but ..." they do everything they can to minimize the horror of what these degenerates did. These are the same moronic bleeding hearts that go out of their way to ensure that no one ever has to take any personal responsibility for anything that they do.
The demented pieces of garbage in this case tortured and killed this poor animal in one of the worst possible ways that they could. The cat would have been terrified to begin with after being captured by a number of strangers. Her (I believe it has been confirmed that it was a female cat named Princess) terror would have increased as her captors shoved her into the confined space of the microwave oven and shut the door. If it was a fairly new microwave it would have had a revolving plate in it which would have begun to turn as soon as the sadistic freaks started the microwave. We can only imagine the horror that this poor animal was feeling at this point. She would have finally died when either her heart or her lungs exploded from the effects of the microwave. Then not satisfied with having tortured and killed a completely helpless and innocent creature they choose to torment the family that were the guardians of this cat by leaving the message, "Nice cat. Look in the Microwave." This was a day of fun for these pathetic cowards.
The freaks who committed this horrific act are not worthy of sympathy from anyone. There are absolutely no mitigating factors in this case. The cowards who committed this crime are not "sick", they don't need help what they need is to be locked away for the rest of their miserable, useless lives where they will hopefully be raped and beaten on a regular basis, preferably every day. There should never be a day where they do not suffer for what they did to this cat and her family. Their ages should not be used as an excuse to give them a lesser punishment. If anything the fact that they are committing these kinds of acts at their young ages makes it worse. There is no rehabilitation or redemption for 13 and 15 year olds that commit these kinds of heinous acts. They are not going to become productive members of society after they have been given treatment. If they are not going to be killed then the only thing that can be done with them is to lock them up for the rest of their lives.
Anyone who figures that these pieces of garbage deserve sympathy need to get their heads out of the sand and realize that not everyone can or should be saved.
The demented pieces of garbage in this case tortured and killed this poor animal in one of the worst possible ways that they could. The cat would have been terrified to begin with after being captured by a number of strangers. Her (I believe it has been confirmed that it was a female cat named Princess) terror would have increased as her captors shoved her into the confined space of the microwave oven and shut the door. If it was a fairly new microwave it would have had a revolving plate in it which would have begun to turn as soon as the sadistic freaks started the microwave. We can only imagine the horror that this poor animal was feeling at this point. She would have finally died when either her heart or her lungs exploded from the effects of the microwave. Then not satisfied with having tortured and killed a completely helpless and innocent creature they choose to torment the family that were the guardians of this cat by leaving the message, "Nice cat. Look in the Microwave." This was a day of fun for these pathetic cowards.
The freaks who committed this horrific act are not worthy of sympathy from anyone. There are absolutely no mitigating factors in this case. The cowards who committed this crime are not "sick", they don't need help what they need is to be locked away for the rest of their miserable, useless lives where they will hopefully be raped and beaten on a regular basis, preferably every day. There should never be a day where they do not suffer for what they did to this cat and her family. Their ages should not be used as an excuse to give them a lesser punishment. If anything the fact that they are committing these kinds of acts at their young ages makes it worse. There is no rehabilitation or redemption for 13 and 15 year olds that commit these kinds of heinous acts. They are not going to become productive members of society after they have been given treatment. If they are not going to be killed then the only thing that can be done with them is to lock them up for the rest of their lives.
Anyone who figures that these pieces of garbage deserve sympathy need to get their heads out of the sand and realize that not everyone can or should be saved.
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