bk_blue Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 [url]http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9527410%255E421,00.html[/url] Soldiers fined over kitten cruelty By Lloyd Jones May 11, 2004 SIX Australian soldiers have been fined $2000 each after pleading guilty to cruelly treating kittens, one of which was dragged behind a motorcycle and three others set alight. The soldiers from Townsville's Lavarack Barracks appeared in the Townsville Magistrate's Court yesterday on one count each of cruelty. Ben Charles David Lightbody, 21, Brett Michael Henry Neville, 26, Casey Mitchell Parker, 21, Geoffrey Martin Symonds, 20, Darryl Stephen Llewellin, 26, and Christopher James Murray, 19, were each fined but had no conviction recorded against them. Lightbody and Neville also were disqualified from driving for six months. Police said the incident occurred at the barracks on Easter Saturday involving a litter of four kittens from a stray cat. This is just revolting. The maximum penalty (according to the RSPCA) for animal cruelty is $75,000- but how often does that get imposed? Several angry newspaper readers wrote into the paper today and they all brought up the link between animal abuse and later violence towards humans... at the very least these people should be thrown out of the army and forced to undergo some sort of psychological rehab, plus be prevented from ever owning an animal again. The RSPCA refused to take them on at their QLD shelter for their community work because it would upset the workers there. Good on them, I certainly wouldn't want let alone trust these people to take care of animals. :evil: Instances such as this make me really ashamed of my country. :evil: :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bk_blue Posted May 12, 2004 Author Share Posted May 12, 2004 Forgot to add, if anyone is interested in emailing the Defence Minister to tell him exactly what you think of the crap punishment handed down this is his email address: [email][email protected][/email] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 *Deleted* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceyshiver21 Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 grr... People like this make me sad to call myself human. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 I vote we strip them naked and light up parts of their body... just so they know what it feels like and so they can't breed. :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzy Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 :madgo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtnek Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 [quote name='Tilly']I vote we strip them naked and light up parts of their body... just so they know what it feels like and so they can't breed. :evil:[/quote] count me in.... :evilbat: :evilbat: :evilbat: :evilbat: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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