I think the punishment should be as bad as what you put the animals through.
~ Hannah, Age 13 ~

Yeah, we will take their eggs. How does that work?
~ Hannah.C, Age 12 ~

That's not animal abuse .
~ Hannah, Age 13 ~

Okay, fine. We will force feed them and pump them full of chemicals
~ Hannah. C, Age 12 ~

What about the 8th amendment?
~ Ali, Age 13 ~

What's the 8th amendment?
~ Hannah.C, Age 12 ~

No cruel or unusual punishment.
~ Ali, Age 13 ~

What are the punishments?
~ Hannah.C, Age 12 ~

The punishments are not very harsh at all.
~ Ayla, Age 13 ~

Just send people to jail for like... 10 years.
~ Chris, Age 12 ~

Not long enough.
~ Hannah, Age 13 ~

No, if you shoot a tiger, endangered or not, you could go to jail for years or be killed yourself.
~ Ben, Age 11 ~

People can't shoot tigers around here, needs to be strict for all animals.
~ Bridget, Age 11 ~

Some punishments for this crime are already harsh, but in America, they are not as harsh as they should be. Michael Vick only got like two years in jail. I won't go into detail on what I think should have happened to him, but it's way worse than life is jail.
~ Amanda, Age 13 ~

Maybe worse than life?.
~ Dan, Age 11 ~

Maybe not worse than life, but I agree totally!
~ Hannah. C. Age 12 ~

He should have gotten atleast 10 years in jail, and I am not sure if this is already true, he shouldn't be allowed back into the NFL.
~ Ayla, Age 13 ~

I think it should be a lot harsher. Punishment for abusing an animal should be the same as abusing a human.
~ Wendy, Age 13 ~

Good idea, but how many people would agree with that?
~ Hannah. C, Age 12 ~

I think it should be harsher because if abuse a dog, you'd only be in jail for 1 ~ 2 years. If it were longer, less people would do it, because nobody likes jail.
~ Casey, Age 11 ~

It will teach people not to mistreat animals.
~ Bridget, Age 11 ~

Someone please tell me what the punishments are??!!
~ Hannah. C, Age 12 ~

Yes, and most people who first danger animals, later kill/hurt humans.
~ Elizabeth, Age 11 ~

Yes, I agree, and I think it should be harsher because they are living beings and have a right to live.
~ Emily, Age 12 ~

I think punishment should be harsher because you're ruining someone's life forever. The animal maybe blind, only one ear, or never eat because their stomach has a tear.
~ Tori, Age 13 ~

What is the punishment? How harsh is it really?
~ Hannah. C, Age 12 ~

Yes!
~ Paige. Age 12 ~

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