I don’t think that “rendering the land useless” makes it useless for animals. Even if abandoned it can be useful for other species (plant and animal) to use and flourish, which will in turn help us. We actually produce enough food to feed the entire world though crops alone. It’s just that we feed it to livestock…

Still, he failed to yield. And if the ducks were on the right, where else was she supposed to pull over at? If you fail to yield, it is your fault. If it had been a human child she would be free. But no, animal-haters will have their way and put animal-lovers in their place.

And he pulled her leg. Makes me wonder if that kid had ever provoked the dog in the past. He clearly hasn't been taught to respect animals.

I disagree. The kid is clearly OK with pulling the cat's leg. I wonder if he ever did something like that to the neighbor's dog. Plus, that dog could have been abused. It's not the dog's fault. It's the owner's.

I am wondering if the boy ever did that to the neighbor's dog to make it attack him. He's clearly ok with doing it to the cat.