I'm with you nola. It makes me physically sick to even think that an animal is suffering at the hands of a sick bastard like him. Prison "would ruin my life completely..."; well he should have thought of that sooner! Shame on our justice system and shame on our society for not placing more value in an animal's life. I don't care if they are a rat in a lab or a $50,000 show horse. They all feel pain and they all deserve justice. I know that giving animals "rights" and making human beings "guardians" versus owners has many implications that would affect many aspects of how we deal with our animals; but if it helps get nasty people off the streets for not only killing, but torturing animals, then I say let's go for it.