Constantly in our legal system animals are looked at as property of humans, not as living creatures. They are judged by their value, just

This case just demonstrates the fundamental problem that exist in viewing pets simply as property. In society one cannot imagine having their own cat bashed over the head with a baseball bat, however in our legal system it is not looked at much differently than a speeding ticket would be. I have no doubt in my mind that if these same teenagers broke into and electronics store and destroyed some of the appliances or if they broke into a car dealership and damaged cars that there penalties would have been much more severe. Clearly there is a problem with this. The religious views that exist in our society all dictate that life is pretty much invaluable. What makes some people think that this only pertains to human life? While I am not a particularly religious person, I do agree that we are all “gods creature” and that we all exist for a reason. This brings me to my next point.

I do believe that some animals need to eat other animals in order to survive. For some animals this is their reason to exist. There are hundreds of species of animals that need to feed off of other animals in order to survive. Humans are no different than other animals in this respect. There are certain vitamins and proteins that exist in meat that human beings need in order to live a healthy life. Now I am not saying that it is necessary to eat steak and burgers every day of one’s life, however I do believe that a piece of chicken, fish, or steak maybe once a week is only good for human health. At least if one can not bear eating meat than they should at least eat some of the other products created by animals such as eggs or milk where the same nutrients exist. Because of this I can understand some people living a healthy life as a vegetarian but I cannot fathom the average vegan will live the same healthy, long life as the average person who consumes animal products.

Constantly in our legal system animals are looked at as property of humans, not as living creatures. They are judged by their value, just the same as a car or a television set would be. Traditionally judgements even rule in favor that an inanimate object such as a television set that is worth $1,000 in monetary value, is more valuable than a cat someone may have purchased at an animal shelter for maybe $50. A cour

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