AW1Steve -> RE: THE THREAD!!! (6/6/2012 3:58:22 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Terminus One would think that would be a medical issue, and not something for the police to bother with. I would assume that depends on how the animal sustained the burn. For example if someone held a hot iron or some other instrument to the dog to deliberately harm it, then yes, it's a crime. (Some of us feel that should be a capital offense). [:@] He didn't say "out-of a dogs burn", he said "out-of a dogs bum". [:D] Thanks for the correction. [&o] But the point I was trying to make to our friends who might not have seen the show was that the cops are SCPA COPS (Society for the Prevention of cruelty to Animals) and I've never seen an episode which didn't involve either cruelty or abuse. Or both. (Not that I've seen every episode...I'm afraid I don't have much stomach for the horror they show). That's the purpose of the show. SPCA is a private organization that campaigns against hunting, but in some places they actually have been granted special police powers, etc. Very strange and not a good situation. Cruelty is certainly bad. Actually , they are not a "private police force", but rather a Public police organization that is funded (mostly , if not entirely) by a "not-for-profit organization" , funded by personal donations. It would be like a group of indviduals getting together to "pass the hat" , and fund a police force that a public entity felt it could not afford. (Not unlike "boot days" that many local volunteer fire department have, just a whole heck of a lot more organized). The cops are real cops.....with additional special training. And unlike "special victims units", and similar police organizations, they don't rely on the public taxpayers dime. [:)] Precisely. But IMO there shouldn't be such a "Public police organization" as you put it that is based on such an advocacy group. BTW they do plenty of good work, I am not discounting that. There isn't. It's a real police force, with real cops, chartered by a real city, trained and accepted by a real state. The only thing that makes it different is it's paid for by donation , not tax payers. Unless you also have a problem with volunteer fire departments? (Not the tax funded...the old fashined ones totally doantion funded). [:)]
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