Target: Thomas J. Vilsack, United States Secretary of Agriculture
Goal: Mandate psychological treatment for kids who commit acts of animal cruelty, to protect other animals and people.
It was over a year ago that Buddy the dog was found near death, with an extension cord tied around his neck and covered in burn marks from having been set on fire. The alleged perpetrator of this heinous crime: a 12-year-old Mississippi child. While this would typically be considered a felony punishable by up to three years in prison, children under 12 cannot be charged with a crime or evaluated according to Mississippi state law.
In the wake of much public outrage, officials created Buddy’s, law which went into effect on July 1st of 2022. According to Buddy’s law, any child convicted of torturing animals is required to receive psychiatric evaluation and treatment. Not only will this law protect thousands of animals from abuse, it will also possibly save the lives of many people, as there is a relatively well established link between animal abuse and later acts of violence towards humans.
Sign this petition to demand Buddy’s law be passed on a federal level and hold abusers in all states across the U.S. accountable for their crimes.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Secretary Vilsack,
Buddy’s law was recently passed in Mississippi after Buddy, a family dog, was found with an extension cord tied tightly around his neck and covered in burn marks. This terrible crime was allegedly committed by a child who, under the age of 12, couldn’t be charged with a crime or evaluated by the state.
Buddy’s law changes this. According to the law, any child convicted of torturing animals is required to receive psychiatric evaluation and treatment. Not only will this get children the help they need, it will also likely save animals and even other people. The correlation between early childhood acts of animal abuse and later acts of violence towards humans is relatively well-established, and perpetrators of crimes towards animals are typically capable of much more.
We are asking you, Mr. Vilsack, to encourage Buddy’s law to be passed on a federal level as an amendment to the Animal Welfare Act.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
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Why isn’t the little bas**rd in prison? Because of his age?? He is a murderer and a very potential risk to other animals and humans… I hope someone does the same to his mother or father or grandma…. Mississippi change your laws damn it!!!!!!
It is important to treat this child urgently. Torturing and killing animals is simply a precursor to what they may do in adulthood – maim, kill, abuse animals and humans.
Punishment for torturing and killing a kind, innocent trusting animal needs to include more than psychological treatment, regardless of age. The demented creature who obviously planned out this act is fully responsible.
This child is very sick. Reminds me of the Jeffrey Dahmer life story.
But not sick enough to know exactly WHAT HE IS DOING!!
Those who abuse, torture, or kill the innocent and defenseless regardless of age should be held responsible!
This sick psycho deserves nothing less than to be hung and set on fire 🔥
Was the evil monster 12 years old or under 12? Children should be prosecuted not let go without charges. The evil being knew what he was doing. Without punishment he will continue. Hope the community punished him since the law didn’t. Change the laws. Do the same to him. He had a choice and he chose violence. How about passing a law that says prosecute at any age for choosing to commit heinous crimes. Imagine if this happened to you or your pet?
Amen!!!
A human being who deserves jail time. He will never be of any good to Anyone or Animal in life.
You cannot fix evil!! He needs to be put away for life!
I can not believe that this 12 yr old animal abuser is only going to receive psychiatric care! Haven’t previous cases of adults abusing and killing animals as children proven that these psychopaths can not be rehabilitated?? This is what is WRONG with our society today!! Coddling criminals so they can repeat their heinous crimes!! Somehow, someway, please prosecute this little monster as an adult!! He clearly thought out what he wanted to do to this innocent dog and performed the horrendous act!! Be this innocent dog’s voice and get appropriate justice for this deliberate, sickening crime!!!
I could easily set this bastard on fire. He probably learned this shit from his family! With this law he’s 💯 going to do worse nxt time! Hell I knew what I was doing at 12! He CAN NOT BE REHILBILITATED!! WAKE THE HELL UP!
Sick creatures like that need to be dealt with,next on the creatures list will be children,they should be dealt with just the same as an adult.he is a killer of animals now,no doubt humans will be next.
Euthanise this little sc*mbag!
This little bastard needs to have the same done to him.
According to this post, the little bastard was 12, making eligible to be tried as an adult. There shouldn’t be “NO AGE LIMITS FOR ANIMAL ABUSE N CRUELTY” This is a “SEVER CASE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER ON AN INNOCENT TRUSTING BEING”
Agreed!!I am still outraged by this he needs to be in Jail
Kill this little fucker now before he grows up to be a serial killer. Some kids are beyond help.
GOOD ON YOU – MY THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS ENTIRELY!
Evil scum savage from SATAN!! Sick asshole!!!
If you do the crime, you should have to do the time in jail or prison. Parents, start paying attention to where your kids are and what they are doing with their time. Parents should be held accountable, also.
I can’t believe that a 12 year old can be so ‘sick’ in the mind to do such a cruel thing to an enigmal. People are quick to judge, it make’s people mad (same here) I don’t think that there is a bad child in the world. Parents are not always to blame for children that are uncontrollable. For such children we would need some program that would get them in the right direction. I
Yeh, six fucking feet underground would solve all his problems!!
A true future evil serial killer for sure!! Prosecute to the fullest extent. This psychopath is a danger to society and poor, innocent helpless animals!! This is so sickening and horrendous 💔 😢!!!!!