Animal Cruelty

I read an article titled "Woman jailed after pet was placed on phone book that was set ablaze." This article was about a dog that got lit on fire by its owner. The owner loved her dog and they don't know why she light her dog on fire. After the owner lit the dog on fire a neighbor heard the yelps of the dog and called the police. When the police got to the apartment they found the dog still on the burning phone book and rushed to help the animal. The dog was in critical condition and was sent to an animal hospital in Wheat Ridge. I think this is a sad story and I find it disgusting to hear about animal cruelty. Animals are living things and should be treated with respect. They should not be abused and if someone is going to abuse them then they should not be responsible for that pet. I think they should make even more strict laws that punish animal abusers. I don't like hearing about sad stories like this because I love pets and it is sad that they are mistreated like this. I would never mistreat my pet because I like him very much. I Hope people see how wrong animal cruelty is and maybe some day people will love their animals and stop mistreating them.