I was watching an Animal Cops and have noticed a tendency for negligent owners to get extremely light “punishments” for mistreating their animals. Usually it will be a monetary fine and in the most extreme cases of abuse a few days of jail time (months at the most). How is this supposed to diminish animal cruelty?
As a young professional with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, I know that the purpose of punishment is to deter the offender from repeating the crime. When a punishment is equal in severity to the crime committed, there are less chances that the offender will repeat the crime. But when the punishment is overly lenient, the offender is more likely to repeat the crime. So I ask myself, if the purpose is to punish the negligent animal owners and prevent them from repeating abusive behavior against animals, why are their punishments generally so lenient?
Diana's Corner
- Nature and animal lover extraordinaire!
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Though I'm not the stereotypical nature/animal actvist, here's to hoping that I reach some people and spread the nature and animal loving word through this blog (which I want to update at least 4 times a year); because it is something that I'm uber passionate about...
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