I can't separate this discussion, animal abuse, from rampant police abuse, which is usually not prosecuted in open court or with only sham prosecution - most often paid vacation at a desk while Internal Investigation promises to look into it...and actually doesn't.  Or a settled lawsuit, whereupon the 'problem citizen' is disposed of with our tax money.  Or maybe eventually gets prosecuted with a 'firing'....to go to another PD somewhere and do it again.