Do we treat animal cruelty seriously enough?
There's been a worrying in badger baiting and urban wildlife crime in Scotland. And not a week goes by without stories of cruelty against domestic pets. Many of you told me on today's Morning Extra that you think the penalties aren't severe enough.
As our reporter Phil Goodlad revealed this morning, the Scottish Badgers charity say 2009 could be one of the worst years for crimes against the animals, with 70 incidents reported so far. This represents two-thirds of the total figure in 2008.
Meanwhile, Strathclyde Police said the hunting of roe deer in Glasgow's east end was also on the increase, perhaps due to the rising price of venison.
But we also heard plenty of your stories about cruelty towards domestic pets and the problems of mindless attacks by those with airguns.
Links
(4 Feb 2009)
(20 Apr 2007)
(14 Feb 2007)
Comments
or to comment.