This is the heart of why animal cruelty needs to be taken seriously as a crime, because it reflects the worst in humanity.
As far as the animals are concerned, yeah, it sucks for them but in the end they are animals and are not my true concern.
This is about maintaining higher standards of behavior for humans. I do not want to be part of a society where assholes take their pathetic anger out on innocents.
It starts out with animals, and then too often moves to easy targets like children and the mentally disabled.