Collar cruelty

This is one of those things you read about every now and then, and you just shake your head in disgust and disbelief.

Some moron puts a tight collar around a puppy’s neck … and never changes it. As the puppy grows, the collar slowly cuts into its neck … through the fur and into the skin.

Sort of like being strangled by a wire, if you’re wondering.

All the while this terribly painful thing is happening, the owner sits by and ... well, does nothing.

Dear God in heaven! How can someone be so dumb, so clueless?

The latest example of this nightmare comes from a Beaumont man names Norris Jones. Now Jones is innocent and all that unless proved guilty, but he is also accused of chaining this poor dog to a fence without any shelter. I’m guessing he won’t be nominated for Dog Owner of the Year.

His “pet,” and I use that term loosely, was in such poor shape that it had to be euthanized.

If Jones is convicted of a state felony jail charge of animal cruelty, he could get two years in prison.

Personally, I think people who do this to their dogs should have a very, very tight collar placed around their neck … and left in place for a long, long time.