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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Little shit gonna be the next Jeffrey dalhmer
Was thinking the same thing
give this little shithead a beating he will never forget. there is no rehabilitating anyone who can do something like this. this is a case of someone who is a pure psychopath. all these coddlers believe that time out works, well i hate to tell you statistics say otherwise. thank god he dog was able to be saved. what happens the next time though?
Sorry there’s no fixing this piece of shit! This kid was born with no empathy and you can’t teach or psychoanalyze it into his warped brain! He knew what he was doing was wrong. If this was a baby he did it to, would he be on trial? If yes, then the animal(s) he’s harmed deserve justice too. This isn’t this assholes first rodeo, he’s done this before!
This piece of crap needs to be executed now!
Pass Buddy’s law nationally. Not to just MS. There is so much cruelty already with the adults. Kids must be held accountable too, as they do mature into evil adults like all the serial killers.
Yes
OH great another Jeffry Dohmner in the making lock this POS up!
What a monster “child” did it!! The parents need a jail en the “child” monster need a big punishment!!!
I DON’T CARE IF HE’S 12 YRS OLD!!!!! IT’S A PROVEN FACT THAT CHILDREN WHO DO THIS TO ANIMALS ARE PSYCHOTIC AND WILL DO IT TO HUMANS!!!!!!!!
Acts of animal abuse are pre cursors to human abusive violence and MUST be dealt with immediately – the child is a danger to all animals and people (especially children).
Tie this evil kid up and set fire to a part of his body, See how he likes it. He is a dangerous psychopath.
If “children” under 12 cannot be charged with a crime, the parents certainly should! Beware MS, a monster is on the loose — it is not his first nor will it be his last murder.
With all due respect to dedicated juvenile justice attorneys, there are some “humans”, regardless of age, who are so far beyond any “counseling”, or rehabilitation that they remain a lethal threat to humans and animals alike for the rest of their lives. These are mutants whose level of depravity is the most inarguable proof that their total disregard for life and the suffering they impose MUST be a total forfeit of their life and liberty and society’s responsibility to remove them before the next victim falls prey.
Completely agree
They need to do something before he gets worse!
Yeh, despatch the nasty little fucker!
For someone to do this horrific act of violence and cruelty against an animal is just unthinkable, unconscionable and unacceptable. This is so beyond cruel and heartless and disgusting and sickening. This sick young man needs to be held accountable and punished SEVERELY for the pain, suffering and TRAUMA he caused this poor helpless innocent dog.
I’d like to strangle and burn that little piece of shit that did this!!!! Evil little asshole
With this level of depravity we are no dealing with a human being, but a mutant that is beyond cure, and a duty is owed to all life to remove this threat before his inevitable future crimes, or, accept our own responsibility for all future suffering that is assured.
This is a future Jeffery Dahmer. This child should be treated as an adult.
Abuse at this young age will only escalate. No amount of psychological treatment will change his genetic make up.
This is a very sick 12 year old. He or she will go on to do far worse if not taken care of now. This child needs to be institutionalized. This is far from normal mischievous behavior.
Jeffrey Dahmer JR
He is going to escalate to little kids soon.
start taking this stuff seriously.
A 12 year old child knows exactly what they are doing. That kid needs more than psychological help, they need to be imprisoned and banned for life from owning or having contact with any animal. That kid is on their way to being a serial killer. Do something about it NOW.