22 May 2009

Sheep stabbing at Lyneham High

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A pair of sheep were stabbed at Lyneham High School last night according to the News Limited .

One sheep died from the stabbing and the other had to be put down. What is wrong with people? I honestly wonder sometimes.

Before any vegitarians points it out I do eat lamb myself, but I could never go cruelly stab some school’s pets. I hope it wasn’t any of the students, somehow thinking that a little angry kiddie did it is even worse than thinking some stupid psycho yokel is guilty.

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Well, the torture and murder of animals is one of the first signs of a serial killer.

So is bedwetting

I am one of the students in one of the Agriculture classes, and in the sheep pen, it feels so empty now. In the class room on Friday you could tell it had gotten to our teacher because he started offering people to go see the counselor if they wanted too,

True, for every instance they’re caught for, how many have they done that they got away with? Definitely not a one-off.

Whenever there is a violent attack on an animal, they should question those “men” who tortured and killed the tame ferrets. Such crimes are rarely one-offs.

Faken said :

Well, the torture and murder of animals is one of the first signs of a serial killer.

Exactly..

Damn, I wondered why there were cops walking around my school.
Well, the torture and murder of animals is one of the first signs of a serial killer.

Yes, they are the animals. Those sheep were more human than they’ll ever be.

Pazza said :

I knew the two animals and they would have walked right up to their killers with complete trust.

Sickening. What kind of person can sink a knife into a creature that has come up to them expecting friendship? Psycopaths.

Pazza, maybe this could be a learning opportunity incorporating group support, understanding social factors that lead to this type of behaviour, and what sort of things an individual can do that can be empowering after becoming a victim of crime. Perhaps they could have speakers from the police and other survivors of crime, criminologists, security people, whatever.

Pazza – totally understand. The kids who raised these sheep will never understand why anyone would do something so abhorrent to their beloved animals and they will be hurt and confused by this for a very long time.
And all who have said it’s an early sign of something more sinister to come are right. It reminds me of a very unsavoury creature call John Travis who showed similar traits and will (hopefully) spend the rest of his waste-of-oxygen life behind bars.

Clown Killer7:32 am 23 May 09

Arseholes.

Pommy bastard7:10 am 23 May 09

Hose responsible should receive the same treatment as a dog which carried out the same sort off attack would receive, humanely put to sleep for the safety of the rest of us.

Pazza the scum who did this are wired wrong, broken machines, mentally ill. Hopefully they’ll be caught and at least named. That way they can be got at by people who really dislike cruelty to animals.

It may come easy to some to be cynical about this issue and make light of it with stupid jokes but the case is that someone in our community could be so vicious as to violently attack two harmless, much loved, gentle, trusting and docile creatures. I knew the two animals and they would have walked right up to their killers with complete trust. They were hand raised and grew with the students who have tended them from year 7 to now. I saw those students today who had had followed them throughout their time at Lyneham and it would be an understatement to say they were distraught or heart broken.

I don’t understand what meanness it takes to do such a thing. And I can’t see how anyone can think its cause for a joke. It’s just f*ing disgusting.

Me too, Punter. Hopefully the forensics will turn up something useful.

Correct Granny. Remembering the tragedy of this incident, the best circumstance is it was a basic case of ‘vandalism’ but in poor taste. However, people with homicidal tendencies are known to begin experimenting with animal slaughter before becomming somthing more frighteing. Either way I hope the Police can come across those reponsible.

It’s very ‘Lord of the Flies’ – people descending into savagery and losing ordinary human compassion and decency. We don’t know that it’s kids, but it is a disturbing trend. Ivan the Terrible and his ilk all started with the torturing of animals. This really is quite chilling to me.

Mr Evil said :

Sick, twisted arseholes!

Why do we have to share this world with so many cu*ts?????

In a nutshell. Evil, sick, vicious, and abhorrent. And they won’t just stop with this. Maybe they’ll catch a loved family pet, or someone’s kid next, and torture that. Maybe they already have.

As they say….kids or teenagers who like the thrill of torturing animals can grow up to do other terrible things such as murder etc. I hope they catch the bastards and get the book thrown at them. Must make them feel so powerful to pick on a defenseless animal.
THEY MUST FEEL REALLY GROWN UP…..redneck ferals.

GarG said :

Probably a bunch of students angry at the agriculture teacher.

This would only be one of a number of incidents like this in Canberra involving animals kept at schools by Ag faculties. If it’s not humans it will be domestic dogs. From my observation most agriculture students get on with their students and visa versa and those kids taking agriculture like and respect animals. This is an unjustified slur on these students.

The article said there have been several similar incidents in Sydney also.

This and a host of recent animal cruelty incidents (the kitten and the railway, kangaroo shot with arrow, etc) are concerning. It’s well established that people who are cruel towards animals often move on to even more severe behaviour. One would hope it’s just one sicko but I guess the reality is more than a few of these weirdoes are out there. Whether there’s one of a hundred, lock them up.

Unfathomable. Animal torture/killing is apparently one of the first signs of serial killer tendencies; be afraid Canberra, be very afraid.

GarG said :

Probably a bunch of students angry at the agriculture teacher.

Probably more a damn good indication of sick and twisted individuals. If that was done as some kind of revenge from Aggie students, then they need serious counseling as that indicates no appreciation for their actions.

These people have probably have tortured and killed animals before. They will undoubtedly continue to torture and kill animals. They are weak and gutless specimens.

They certainly need psychological assessment. But is there a cure for being a bad and evil person?

Probably a bunch of students angry at the agriculture teacher.

If they’re caught, they’ll get off as per usual in the ACT. Barbed wire and plastic tube punishment would be just.

GardeningGirl5:01 pm 22 May 09

Find them. Fix what is wrong in their minds or keep them locked up. People who do that have shown a tendency to progress to other things.
🙁

Pesty said :

Have you considered the ram ifications of such remarks?

Have ewe?

Sorry that really is offal.

disgusting!

AngryHenry said :

Jilted Kiwi lover, hell-bent on revenge perhaps?

That’s really baaaaad!

Hmmm,

Perhaps that was a little distateful?

Pretty sick stuff really.

Hope they catch whoever did it. We don’t need people capable of this lurking around our suburbs in the wee hours.

Have you considered the ram ifications of such remarks?

And mine.

Sick, twisted arseholes!

Why do we have to share this world with so many cu*ts?????

I hope they get them that is horrid.

Jilted Kiwi lover, hell-bent on revenge perhaps?

That’s really baaaaad!

Hmmm,

Perhaps that was a little distateful?

Pretty sick stuff really.

Hope they catch whoever did it. We don’t need people capable of this lurking around our suburbs in the wee hours.

Hopefully they will find those responsible.

There is provision for the person responsible to undergo psychological assessment prior to any sentencing under the Animal Welfare Act. This may be the start of a terrible career of serial cruelty.

The sheep were kept behind a pretty high wire fence (maybe 10ft high). Its not someone would decide to hop over the fence and do it on a whim while stumbling home drunk from Dickson.

I have never been able to understand how a person can enjoy the suffering of others. The one that had to be euthanased could have spent the whole night in agony. I’m glad that they were found by staff rather than students. This will be very upsetting for the kids, I should think. The place won’t seem as safe or happy as before.

Holden Caulfield4:01 pm 22 May 09

My grandfather used to stab lambs all the time.

Then he would skin them rip out all their innards and hang them out to dry near the chookhouse.

My gran liked the brains and livers, so they would usually end up on the kitchen bench soon after.

A day or so later the butcher would put the carcass on a table in the garage and chop up the lamb into convenient bite size pieces.

Some would be used that night, but most went into the freezer and we would have yummy lamb meals for weeks afterwards.

But, I take your point. Sounds a bit dodgy.

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