I Don't Understand...

I don't understand how people can be so cruel.

I've just finished reading the story of Patrick, the pit bull mix dog who's recovery is being called a miracle, and I'm not ashamed to tell you that the story had me bawling like a baby.

Patrick, in case you didn't hear about it, is a one year old pit bull mix who was starved nearly to death by his owner, then stuffed into a plastic garbage bag - still alive, mind you - and then thrown down a trash chute in a Newark, New Jersey apartment building like just so much garbage. After being down there for the better part of a day, a maintenance worker noticed the bag moving, opened it up, and found the emaciated body of Patrick. He rushed the dog to the Garden State Humane Society emergency clinic, where the poor animal was given emergency care. When he was first brought into the clinic the doctors didn't expect him to survive; 24 hours later, though, on St. Patrick's Day, the dog was still alive, so they named him "Patrick." The doctors have since said that Patrick was literally hours - HOURS - from death when he was found, and it's nothing short of a miracle that he survivied.

But Patrick isn't out of the woods yet. He has an unidentified blockage in his intestines that the docs can't diagnose yet because Patrick is still too weak for exploratory surgery, so everyone is just hoping and praying that he'll get strong enough for the surgery and will survive. And I'm one of them.

In the mean time, the callous, unfeeling, uncaring, heartless, soul-less BITCH who did this to Patrick has been identified and arrested and is now awaiting trial. The really tragic thing is that the worst she'll get, if convicted on the 4 counts of animal abuse against her, is a lousy six months in jail and a thousand dollar fine. And that's IF the judge imposes the maximum sentence on the bitch.

Personally, I think this heartless c*nt needs to be starved within an inch of her life, stuffed in a garbage bag, and thrown down a trash chute just like she did to Patrick.

Out of all of God's creatures that He chose to put on this earth, there is no more loyal and faithful a creature than a dog. Dog is called "Man's Best Friend" for a plethora of reasons, and if you've ever owned one then you know what I'm talking about. A dog brings joy and happiness into your life, will be there when you need him or her, and asks nothing more in return than a bowl of food and water, a warm place to sleep, and the occasional touch of his or her master. That's all, nothing more, yet they give so much in return.

When I think of what this heartless BITCH did to this poor dog, I don't know which it makes me - sad beyond words and easily lapsing into tears, or madder than hellfire and brimstone. That this BITCH could do something like this to Patrick just defies the imagination.

All we can do now is pray that Patrick pulls through and makes a full recovery. The Garden State Humane society has already said that if he pulls through he'll be put up for adoption, and I'm sure that out of the thousands and thousands of people who are aware of Patrick's story, he'll find the loving home that he deserves.

And I hope the BITCH that did this to him rots in Hell.

I'm gonna go hug my dogs now.

IHC