Comments on: Barrineau Park Man Convicted Of Animal Cruelty

By: Jaymie Chittum

Jaymie Chittum — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:16:17 +0000

He SHOULD go to jail for the full 12 years! I won’t refer to him as a man. A real man wouldn’t treat helpless animals this way. Read the report of the veterinarian’s examination. Read the police reports detailing just some of what they found. This dirt bag was given probation in 1992 for the same acts of animal cruelty. How many animals were tortured during the past 20 years?

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:02:37 +0000

First @ John…. WOW if Mr. Roger (as you call him) treated his animals good, then where did the puncture wounds come from? Why did they sleep in their own feces? If you feel he has taken good care of his animals maybe you should be chained up with him in a cage full of your own feces, with no proper shelter and food. I totally think anyone one who does this to animals should have the same treatment as their punishment. Not even sending them to prison is good enough, because there they get shelter and food and they don’t sleep in a pile of their own FECES……

By: Samantha Johnson

Samantha Johnson — Sat, 18 May 2013 04:27:02 +0000

Melissa,
I agree! Yes, abusing animals is wrong and people should be punished. However, punishment for mistreating animals should not be more than the punishment for harming a human being. It just doesn’t seem right!

By: erica

erica — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:51:17 +0000

@ melissa,
the reason for the sentence is common sense! animals are defenseless and have no choice and no way to escape these disgusting horribly abusive conditions. i wish this pathetic trash could be kept in one of those pens with a chain around his neck with no food or water and see how he likes it! so yes he deserves everything he gets!!!!!!!!!!!! wheres your compassion for these poor animals?

By: John

John — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:59:18 +0000

Any one who knew mr. Roger knew that he treated all his animals good

By: bill

bill — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:59:00 +0000

Many years ago my son found a Foxhound starving in the woods when he was camping. The dog wouldn’t come near him until he feed her grits for three days and then she finally let him pet her. When he brought her home she would run any time someone raised a hand to pet her. She thought she was going to get beaten again. It’s a real shame the way some hunters treat their dogs. I know from experience these deer dogs can be hard to train but miss treating them is not going to help.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:35:51 +0000

Really people. What this man did was wrong, but he could go to jail for up to 12 years. The guy who hit a almost killed a police officer with a criminal record a mile long is only going to jail for a year. Am I the only one who sees a problem with this.

By: Justice

Justice — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:01:45 +0000

Finally, something has been done to right the wrongdoing here. Praises to the authorities for pressing thru the legalities and seeking justice for these poor innocent animals. Hopefully, these sorts of people will get the message that it is against the law to treat animals this way and it is just WRONG 1.

By: Abe

Abe — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:09:14 +0000

If a man will treat an animal like this, how would he treat another human? This is what happens when a person lacks empathy.

By: Lin

Lin — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:28:17 +0000

What is sad is how long these poor animals had to endure this treatment, probably for years. The dogs can not control or better their situation or even get out of it. Only he could do something about it and chose not to, he had to be forced to clean it up just a little.