I have to say that none of this surprises me. Why, even with our blood children, their best needs aren't always met. I know of children that have been in abusive situations that have been returned to the same abusive home in order to 'preserve the family unit' and that is in Texas. I also know of children that have been in the system due to abuse and have been sent back home to receive more abuse and eventually die from it. So the fact that we cannot manage to do what is best for our animals is not shocking when compared. Shameful, yes. Disgusting, yes. Shocking, no.
I had a Texas official tell me once that the only way to change laws is to lobby. Sad but true fact. Exposure is not always the route to remedy. The situation has to be grossly neglectful....maggots in cages, animals left in urine and feces for long periods of time, no medical care, no grooming, etc, etc. The animals must display results of severe neglect, emaciation, exposure to extreme weather, sores, mange, etc.
I think it is good that there is an investigation going on. I just wouldn't count on much being done about it. The most that is likely to happen is that others will become enlightened. That is probably the best we can all hope for. While this seems criminal, according to our laws, it is the reality of the situation. Which means that we miserably fail the ones that we should be taking the best care of. The only true innocents. Our children and our animals. |