SAV Comment:
Maria has written to us about this important issue and the life of a man which now hangs in the balance because of what was done to his pet dog many years ago.
Please ensure you give your support to this petition – Thank You.
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Name: Maria M Oldland
Message: Please help us to publicize this campaign. A man’s life is at stake. It is a man who killed the officials whose policies led to the cruel killing of his beloved pet dog when he was a boy of 12. He has undoubtedly been suffering from post traumatic stress disorder throughout his life due to the trauma of losing his dog. He has not received a proper psychiatric evaluation and has been sentenced to death by a Japanese court. He is a man who committed murder in the full knowledge of the consequences i.e. that he would be hanged. Nevertheless, he did it FOR THE SAKE of the animal he lost and for all the other animals brutally sacrificed in his country.
Why is it important to save this man? First of all, I do not condone murder or any other kind of violence inflicted on humans or animals. But should capital punishment be applied to a person who is not mentally competent? Most importantly, should Japan, a modern, wealthy democracy use capital punishment, despite the lack of evidence of being an effective deterrent to violent crime? And should retribution be the sole means of deterrence? What is wrong with compassion, rehabilitation, reintegration, common denominators of our humanity?
Takeshi Koizumi succeeded in raising awareness of the holocaust of millions of cats and dogs put down in Japan in gas chambers, suffering an agonizing and undignified death. It is imperative to persuade the Japanese government to launch a campaign of re-education of its consumer society towards responsible ownership of companion animals. The current trend of regarding pets as mere fashion accessories, quickly discarded as a new fad emerges, should be addressed and owners should be made aware of the brutal fate their rejected pets will be subjected to. The brutal, draconian laws governing the disposal of unwanted or stray animals need urgently to be replaced by more humane ones using euthanasia. Furthermore, efforts to find adoptive families should be introduced in a rich country which could well afford to keep all its unwanted pets.
Please help us to save this man, whose appeal to the Supreme Court is on the 25th April. His life hangs in the balance, should his death sentence be upheld. If his life is spared, his contribution to the cause of animal rights and animal welfare could be invaluable.
Maria M Oldland
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