Here’s a community problem no one wants to talk aboutĀ in polite company. To be candid, this issue sickens me to the core.
Amarillo officials are looking at a way to make bestiality illegal.
What, you say? You mean it’s OK forĀ a human beingĀ to have sex with an animal? According to a report on NewsChannel 10, bestiality is not an illegal act in Texas, which is one of about a dozen states with no such law on the books.
Yeah, I think the city ought to enact such an ordinance. In a hurry!
If only the punishment could be harsh.
The city apparently is hindered by statute. According to NewsChannel 10: “Animal Management & Welfare has been working to create a city ordinance that would make bestiality in city limits a Class C Misdemeanor. That’s the highest charge the department can give, and would mean a citation and fine for offenders.”
Jumpin’ jiminy, man! Citation and a fine? That’s it?
Although bestiality per se is not illegal in Texas, someone can be charged with “animal abuse” that covers apparently other acts of cruelty against animals. A man is being held in Potter County’s Detention Center on an animal abuse charge.
More from NewsChannel 10: “‘If someone does an act to an animal that is sexual in nature, and in the event the animal is hurt during the course of that act and they fail to render vet care to it is when the crime actually occurs that we can prosecute that individual,’ said Richard Havens, Director of Amarillo Animal Management & Welfare.”
Let’s try something else. How about petitioning our state legislative delegation to draft a bill that makes this hideous behavior illegal throughout the state? Oh, and let’s also make sure our City Council approves an ordinance that would punish an offender to the extent that it can.
Good ever-lovin’ grief. I feel dirty just writing about this.