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I hope I didn’t upset you too much with the picture.  The picture has had the same effect on me – I just stare at it and am overcome by emotion and don’t know what to say.  What is there to say, really?  This picture should be a classic for the SPCA or SPA-type of poster.  Really, it’s iconographic – Mambo’s eyes are haunting.

I would still love to have this dog, and would pay his air fare here, etc.  But as the mayor of the town where this happened aptly described Mambo, he’s a “hero dog.”  I suspect he will have his choice of kind and loving homes in France and – while this is all heart wrenching – I think Mambo’s message will outlive him, although I hope he lives a long and _much happier_ life.

I agree about the peeps who did this – These are individuals who have been disturbed for a looooooong time; this didn’t just happen out of the clear, blue sky.  And yes, you are right – people who torture animals progress to torturing people.

When I scrolled up, I did not expect to see a picture of this wounded baby. It made me immediately teary and nauseated. Took my breath away. The sentence they recieved is so ridiculous – I’m dumbstruck.

The community they live in will be haunted by this c rime, and by the subsequent punishment. They will get out of jail, (soon), and if this is their idea of idle amusement, the human citizens of their community should be very afraid. Violent criminals don’t begin with violence this extreme, they work up to it. And they don’t stop with animals. They become serial killers/torturers.

Life in an asylum for the criminally insane (or death) is the ONLY sanction that can keep society safe from anyone who could conceive of such evil. What will it take for bleeding hearts to “get” that?

These two should be permanently removed from society–they lack empathy and respect.  Without these crucial human qualities, their potential to harm humans is extremely high.  However, that being said, anyone who abuses, tortures or cruelly kills an animal should receive the strongest punishment law allows.  Remember, in suffering we are all equal, and this poor, defenseless dog has suffered, and continues to suffer pain beyond what most of us can scarcely imagine.  How heartbreaking.  I pray that Mambo eventually heals and is adopted by the kindest, most loving person.  He deserves to know the best of humanity now.