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Fighting Finches

March 10, 2010 on 7:36 am | In General Posts | No Comments

Unfortunately there is another new cruel sport popping up in back alleys. In addition to dogfights and cockfights, now we have finch fights.

Finches, very small cute birds, can become aggressive during the mating season, especially males. Unscrupulous folks have discovered that these males will attack each other if confined in an enclosed space. As a result, another cruel sport has arisen in which criminal elements profit from animal abuse, injury, and death.

When I hear of things like this, I am saddened at how low humanity will sink in the name of entertainment and profit. As I have suggested for other crimes involving animal abuse, penalties should be harsh (large fines and lengthy jail terms.) If not, there is no reason these types of cruel activities won’t continue as the profit motive is too great and the penalties too minimal and meaningless to worry about. Only by severely punishing those who engage in animal or people abuse can we hope to make a dent in these horrible crimes.