Wayne's Worlds

I’m very much for humane treatment of animals. For instance, when a co-worker caught a mouse in a glue trap, I went to her home and took it to the animal shelter where it could be put down properly. The poor thing had been trying to get free and had struggled so long that the bones in its legs were basically jelly. I told her that I’d buy a trap for her next time that would be more humane if she needed it.

But this story from Jackson, Michigan, kind of bothers me. Check it out from mlive.com:

>>Man faces misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty after his dog kills young raccoon that caused some damage to garage

Seth Foster, 23, said he found his family garage in disarray last summer and sent his dog in the building to investigate.

Grizz, a blue heeler, returned with the culprit, a young raccoon.

As two teenage boys watched, one of them filming its actions with a cell phone, Grizz killed the coon, Foster said.

Now, Foster is facing a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty resulting in death, which is punishable by a maximum of 90 days in jail and a $500 fine. A jury trial is scheduled for Feb. 25 in Jackson County District Court.

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