There have been arrests in the burning of the puppy now named Phoenix.
One suspect is 17 years old. The other three are juveniles.
Some people say too much has been made of these cruelty cases (Susie and now Phoenix) when so many humans are suffering.
I don't think so.
What we will do to defenseless animals we often will do to one another.
These cases tell us something disturbing about ourselves.
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