[Zeke]

Good thread. I have been a champion of animals all of my adult life. I say that because as a youth, I was uneducated and careless. My mother grew up on a farm and they regularly used animals and ate them. My dad was a city boy who had horses.

But, when I shed my training wheels and got out into the world, I realized how poorly peole treat their pets. Visiting up to 100 houses a year as a contractor reinforced that big time. Many times have I turned in reports of animal abuse. Over in Boulder City NV, they take that pretty seriously. I turned in a report of a dog chained in the sun with no shade and not much dirty water. The animal control removed the dog in one day, no warning, and I'm sure not to put down.