It seems incredibily painful when we hear about animals being abused or neglected. Organizations and rescues do what they can to help in these situations, but when it comes to the laws they are powerless. Until Michael Cicconetti became judge.
The judge from Painesville, Ohio, is an animal lover. He states he is tired of seeing these abusers get little to no punishment for the abuse the inflict on animals. That’s why he’s been giving out creative sentences that fit the crimes. His punishments aren’t cruel and unusual but it doesn’t have to be.
“it doesn’t mean that they can’t deal with a little discomfort and embarrassment.”
One punishment handed out by Judge Cicconetti was when one woman left her dog living in filth. The judge decided it was only fitting that she be forced to spend a day in filth as well:
“I want you to go down to the county dump, to the landfill, and I want them to find the stinkiest, smelliest, God-awful odor place they can find in that dump and I want you to sit there for eight hours tomorrow, to think about what you did to that dog while you smell the odor. If you puke, you puke.”
Another offender received a punishment of spending one night in the woods by herself after she abandoned 35 kittens there.
“How would you like to be dumped off at a metro park late at night, spend the night listening to the coyotes … listening to the raccoons around you in the dark night, and sit out there in the cold not knowing where you’re going to get your next meal, not knowing when you are going to be rescued?”
Judge Cicconetti is hoping by using these creative sentences that the word will spread about animal abuse. And abusers will hear the consequences that come will come.
What do you think about his punishments? I think the are very clever and resourceful.
Karen
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Agree completely, I hope they are fined also & put on an abusers list !!!!!
Susan Brown
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Awesome about time they face consequences …very creative whatever abuse they dish out the get in return….kudos to this judge…
Miranda Hart
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Yes great BUT 8hrs is NOT long enough. A week would be more fitting!…
Kim Richardson
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I think the sentence is not long enough to contemplate the crime, a couple of days at the rubbish dump trying to survive and a couple of days at the park would help. But fantastic to see a judge thinking outside of the box.
Kristel
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Good on him all judges should do the same,we need to end the cruel and awful treatment of gorgeous defenseless animals!
Heather
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Ithink the idea behind is is good and am happy to see the recognition of animals being treated fairly is importwnt but what do these punishments do really. It doesn’t stop them from doing it again or help out society at all. The tax payers are paying for their court appearance etc so make them give something back. If you are going to make them spend the day in a dump make them sort through every bag of garbage and pull out anything that can be recycled. Help the environment or take proceeds from recycling and donate to animal rescues. Pushing for registration of animal abusers so they cannot get another pet or work with animals would be a good start also. Sex offenders have to do for obvious reason why not animal abusers. Heavy fines may help deter abuse and neglect also if they are enforceable with jail time if not paid. Judge has a decent idea but with minimal hardship to the abusers it kind of makes a joke out of all of it.
Ida
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This is a great judge how I wish more judge would follow him he is doing a awesome job this judge has a big heart and doing great job protecting our voiceless animals and I like to say THANK U JUDGES FOR HAVING THE HEART AND BALLS TO HELP THIS INNOCENT VOICELESS ANIMALS keep it up
Ted Fosta
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Too short!! One day is definitely not enough!!!
Beata
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The best judge ever.
Jenny Walton
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What a wonderful judge this man is. I wish this could be done in theUnited Kingdom, as it would show up people who abuse animals
Robert Keeler
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YES YES YES!!!!
Barbara
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I like his decision. If I were the judge punishment wiould be longer than one day. I wish the judges punishment s
Would all over the country.
Janette Pellas
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He had me at “A Taste of Their Own Medicine.”