Monday, May 24, 2010
Read a blog post the other day:
A man in Iowa, in front of witnesses, fed his 5 month old puppy bowl after bowl of beer. When the pup urinated on the carpet, he punched him over 30 times in the face and killed him.
Senseless right?
Reading this brought wave after wave of outrage. And it has continued to haunt me till now. Why do people do such things? Why do humans abuse their right to be at the top of the food chain?
It's just not right to bring a puppy home, and kill it with your own bare hands. From the dog's point of view, we are their universe. Their lives are built around us, our schedules and our habits.
The worst part of this is, I'm sure the puppy did not even know why he was being beaten up. Imagine yourself, intoxicated, bewildered and frightened, and the person you love and trust comes along to pulverize you to a pulp.
Even with his dying breath, he must have still loved his owner. And this is what makes me so mad.
How can we, the civilized human race, take such unconditional love for granted? Why do some of us feel the compulsion to inflict senseless pain to another being so defenseless?
11:58 AM