if so it is his property to do with as he sees fit and I would expect the same from him or anyone else in this world.
Why does TX have this:
SEC. 42.09. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
(A) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly:
(1) tortures or seriously overworks an animal;
(2) fails unreasonably to provide necessary food, SHELTER or care;
(3) abandons unreasonably an animal in his custody;
(4) transports or confines an animal in a cruel manner;
(5) kills, injures, or administers poison to an animal belonging to
another without legal authority or the owner's effective consent;
(6) causes one animal to fight another;
(7) uses a live animal as a lure in dog race training or in dog coursing;
(8) horse tripping
AN OFFENSE UNDER THIS SECTION IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR
SEC. 12.21 CLASS A MISDEMEANOR
(A) Any individual adjudged guilty of a Class A misdemeanor shall be punished by:
(1) a fine not to exceed $4,000.00;
(2) confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year;
(3) BOTH such fine and imprisonment.
Animal Cruelty Statute - Third Offense
An amendment to the Penal Code, provides a felony penalty for individuals convicted of animal abuse on a third offense.
As of September 1, 2001, people who are convicted of committing acts of cruelty or torture to animals can receive harsher punishment via the new bill: HB 653. Heinous crimes of cruelty towards animals can now be tried as a FELONY punishable by up to $10,000 in fines or 2 years in jail or BOTH. Under this new law, minors (under the age of 18) can be forced to undergo psychological counseling.
I think most civilized societies have proscriptions against animal cruelty. If anyone wants to worry about standards, the claim that is your right to treat an animal this way is quite troublesome.
Even the animals we eat should be slaughtered with minimal pain. Our technology has reached the level to make it possible.