posted by Stacy on Jul 18
Every living being has been created by God and so; each one has the equal right to enjoy this world. However, some human beings tend to forget this simple truth. They start to think that the whole world belongs to them and they can do whatever they feel like in order to enjoy it.
Edward Eric Gwinn of Crawley is a worker in a West Virginia turkey plant. He was caught on tape slamming a bird’s head onto the ground and stomping another bird’s head. The whole episode was caught on camera by the animal lovers and activists, who are always on the look out for such incidents.
These kinds of incidents are becoming frequent in the modern towns and industrial areas, as people are becoming more and more tensed with their daily lives. The fast life style is turning the human beings into machines devoid of any emotions what-so-ever.
The incident of Gwinn is a burning example in front of our eyes. When Gwinn was produced in the court of the Greenbrier County Circuit Judge James Rowe, he pleaded guilty and promised not to repeat this act again. Gwinn has been sentenced to one year home confinement along with a fine of $1000. The judge has also warned Gwinn that if he is seen repeating the act or any other acts of animal cruelty, then the next time the punishment will be harsher than this time. Gwinn has also been instructed by the judge to stay away from domestic animals for a period of one year.
The people associated with the animal rights movements and members of PETA are very happy with the judgment. According to them, the judge has created a precedent which will be followed by other judges too. They are hopeful that such precedents will help them step up their movement for the restoration of the rights of the animals.
PETA has been carrying out undercover video shooting operation for many months now. There have been many such incidents in the past, where the culprit has got away easily. But this time, thanks to Judge James Rowe and the prosecutors of the Greenbrier County, the culprit has been rewarded with a harsh punishment for his act of cruelty against the animals and birds.
Hopefully people will become more conscious about the rights of the animals and try to follow the phrase “Live and Let Live”, as closely as possible.
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July 28th, 2009 at 12:07 am
Unfortunately not all countries have this kind of law.. they kill and others eat any kind of animals.. but this is a good news for those fight against animal cruelty..
August 13th, 2009 at 9:56 am
Touching site-thank you-Betty
October 2nd, 2009 at 5:37 am
I heard some bad stuff about PETA, and i don´t knwo if is true or not. o you have any infomations about it?
November 11th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
well this is great job done by judges. i wish all the animal abuser be punished in the same way or in even more harsher way. this would be an intimation to all the animal abuser to stop animal cruelty. i m happy with the acvtive step taken towards the animal abuser – gwin. wonerful job.
November 16th, 2009 at 9:54 am
I cannot believe many humans have the ability to mistreat animals. I am a hunter myself but have the utmost respect for all animals. I cannot stand to see them suffer. God gave us dominion over animals and I believe he gave them to us to eat thus survive but God also intended for us to respect his creations. How can anyone not have empathy for animals. Domesticated animals depend on humans for their comfort and survival even if they are destined to be slaughtered. In fact animals that feed us should have the greatest respect for their short lives. Anyone who mistreats animals are as low as a rapist or murderer. I pray for animals and their proper treatment.
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November 24th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
I very much agree with the other comments animals need to be respected. I find it gross when people seem to get there kicks by abusing animals. Ithink this guy got off too easy. he should have been sent to a state prision to suffer for a while.
December 5th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Capital punishment for animal abusers. If you kick your dog. Then you should be kicked by someone 20 times your size. How can you honestly pick on an animal or hurt them! geez!