The earliest sign of serial killers and violent offenders are hurting/killing animals. If someone commits an act of violence towards an animal (lighting an animal on fire, beating them, killing them) they are MORE than likely to do the same to a human being in the future. If they could do such a horrible thing to an innocent animal, what is stopping them from doing the same to a human? Even more than that, imagine what they are capable of if someone got them angry to the core? Think about it. It's just a matter of time before they start acting violent towards humans, even killing someone. When someone is sentenced for a heinous act of violence towards a human, we sentence them harshly for a reason; to keep them off the streets and keep the public safe. THE PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE THE SAME!



