Patti Davis: The Cruelty of Men (Live Dogs used as Shark Bait)

[RamboLiberal]

BTW, no pics on the link, just the story. I know some links last week had horrible pics.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9664312/site/newsweek/

It sounded like something out of a horror movie--so unbelievably cruel it could only exist in fiction or in the minds of some heartless hoaxer. But as the report spread across the Internet in the last week or so, animal rights organizations began to receive anguished phone calls and e-mails. The story? On the French-controlled island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, live dogs have been reportedly impaled on large fish hooks and left overnight in the ocean as shark bait. One consistent detail of the story was that a puppy that had somehow managed to free itself from the fishing line, was found alive in a creek bed, the hook still embedded in its upper lip. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society posted horrific photographs on its Web site.

Like everyone who came across this story, I wanted it to not be true. I wanted to find out it was some horrible, vile prank. Unfortunately, it is true. A Reunion newspaper, le Journal de l’Ile, reported on Sept. 30 that some amateur fishermen have been known to use dogs for shark fishing, sometimes employing the carcasses of stray animals found on the island. This summer, a man was charged with cruelty against animals after a live dog pierced with a hook was found near his home, according to the newspaper. The first person to be caught by authorities using this illegal fishing method, the man admitted he had used live dogs as bait several times, the report said. He could face up to two years in prison as well as 30,000 Euros in fines, according to the newspaper.

In response to inquiries about the story, a letter from the French Embassy states, “We too denounce the barbaric practices you refer to. Such acts are obviously illegal and will not be tolerated on French territory.” It is worth noting that similar acts were discovered and reported upon in 2003 on the island of Reunion, located east of Madagascar with a population of less than 800,000. The island’s newspaper notes that the practice is not used by professional fishermen.

[Vektor]

1. Simple solution. Do the EXACT same thing to them.

Meathook through the face, toss them overboard. Bon Apetit, Jaws.
No mercy for sick fucks like this. They deserve worse, actually.

[MnFats]

2. snopes.com raises questions about accuracy...

...not that it's unheard of....but not routine, and most animals may be road kill....