Evil People

[A Theist]

This really disturbs me....I could never imagine bringing myself to mistreat an animal. It's pretty bad that the very people who pets trust and rely on, are the very ones who abuse them. It can't be called anything else but evil.

Wrong YES! Motivated by a supernatural force No. My dog was about to be put down in a dog pound in Ireland, when he was rescued. He is a very pretty animal, but that time still affects him. Seven years latter he is still wary of people who are confident with animals. or men with sticks. This behaviour has been explained to me, that it is hard emotionally to work in a pound which puts dogs down and the employees have to separate themselves from the animals, consequently very appealing puppies tend to get the worst treatment.

I was speaking of evil in the natural sense. Some people don't need much encouragement from outside forces to do evil things. They're just plain evil. The scenario you mentioned is completely different. There are times, unfortunately, when animals have to be put down humanely by a vet or other qualified people. But to tie a puppy in a bag then throw it out of a moving car and leaving it to suffer and die is just plain evil.