I'm as big an animal lover as there is, and as bad as I hate to admit it, I feel worse for animals vs humans in many cases of abuse because a person at least has a chance to defend themselves in most cases.
Once I let my Chitzu out to go to the bathroom, and someone was walking alongside the road, and he ran out there just barking. A car with some guys in it came by and just drove right over him, clearly seeing him. Why? Because it was a 25mph zone and they were actually going that or less! I picked him up, took him inside, got my baseball bat, and went looking for the car just down the road. Luckily for myself I suppose, that I couldn't find them.
HOWEVER.....I mentioned this in another thread and I know this may seem like a terrible comparison but this is how I see it.
Go to youtube and check out the videos of how the chinese & Koreans torture & butcher dogs, and you will see that Michael Vick is actually as Saint.
I really hate the arguement that it's different because they eat the dogs as we eat other animals.
For one, even if they do, they don't have to treat them as cruely as they do before they butcher them, which you may have seen or could see if you take my advice & check it out.
Secondly, I don't care what ANYONE says about different cultures and other people thinking WE may be the discusting ones by eating chickens, cows, etc. , because none of those animals attatch to you, trust you, and actually fall in love with you as an owner as a dog. No comparison at all.......
