I realize that this is an important issue but what about all the people getting abused and that are homeless you never see them on the news what about the people the human beings that are suffering why no news about them. i agree that this guy should be punished but what about the criminals who do even worse to people all they get is a few years in jail but if you touch an animal you hsould be fried........ whats wrong with our society where we care more about dogs than we do our own fellow human beings........