Dog’s Death

The tragic death of Pal, the little pug, will be forgotten and wasted very soon unless the public outrage is channeled into an active campaign against this kind of sadistic cruelty to animals.

Unfortunately his tortured death is not an isolated incident; it was just egregious enough to attract media attention. Dogs and cats are beaten to death, burned alive, drowned, chained up without food or water, thrown out on streets and freeways and brutalized in every conceivable way. It would be a public service if the media followed up with interviews with some of the major protection organizations. Publication of statistics and descriptions of the hideous maltreatment of animals that these organizations encounter daily might make owners more protective of their pets and the public vigilant and proactive.

PAULA LANDAU

Reseda