Target: Michael Kyle Briggs, ED of the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission
Goal: Hold accountable those responsible for the horrific act of setting an opossum on fire and ensure they receive the appropriate felony charges.
The recent circulation of a disturbing video depicting an opossum being set on fire has horrified the community of Charlotte, North Carolina. This shocking incident, uploaded by the unknown perpetrators themselves, demonstrates a blatant disregard for animal life and well-being, prompting widespread outrage and calls for justice. Authorities from multiple agencies—including the FBI—are now involved in the investigation, which may lead to felony charges under both state and federal animal protection laws.
Witnesses to the video describe the perpetrator pouring a flammable liquid over the animal before igniting it. Experts emphasize that such actions not only cause immense suffering to individual animals but also pose a broader impact on societal safety, as studies have shown a concerning link between animal cruelty and violent behavior towards humans. The opossum, an integral part of the ecosystem, provides crucial ecological benefits and poses minimal threats to humans, underscoring the senselessness of this act.
This egregious act of animal cruelty demands immediate and appropriate punishment that reflects the severity of the actions taken against this helpless creature. An effective response must be initiated to convey that such barbaric treatment of animals will not be tolerated and to potentially deter similar acts in the future. By finding and holding accountable those responsible, the state can take a significant step toward safeguarding vulnerable wildlife and upholding the principles of ethical treatment and compassion.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Ms. McDonald,
The recent incident involving an opossum being set on fire in Charlotte, NC, has sparked outrage and concern among animal advocates and the public alike. A video of the incident uploaded by the perpetrators, displays a horrifying scene in which a person is seen dousing the opossum with a flammable liquid before igniting it. Such acts of cruelty not only inflict unimaginable pain and suffering on the animal but raise alarm regarding the potential for further violence in our communities.
As investigations by local law enforcement continue, it is crucial that those responsible for this heinous act are held accountable for their actions and face appropriate felony charges under both state and federal laws. The fact that there is a documented correlation between animal cruelty and violent crimes against humans supports the argument for serious repercussions. Experts have warned that individuals willing to inflict harm on vulnerable creatures could likely pose risks to human safety as well.
We urge your office to prioritize this case and ensure that justice is served for the opossum that suffered and for the integrity of animal welfare. It is vital to convey a clear message that animal cruelty will not be tolerated. The community is watching, and it is imperative that those involved in this gruesome incident are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
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Just disgusting how someone could do this! Need to work hard to find out who is responsible for this horrible act against the opossum! The poor animal suffered an unbelieveable pain & death! Please Ms. McDonald make sure this person or people paid for the suffering the poor opossum suffered. RIP little guy you deserve justice!
Please make This person Pay With Fire on top of his head So he knows what that Poor Animal Was feeling.
RIP. You and all animals who are so abused in a society that is getting worse deserve justice. I hope the perpetrators are caught and locked away for a long time. Preferably with animal lovers who know what you did.
It’s unfathomable that the social media sites allow these types of videos to even be broadcast on their sites!! Shame on FB and Instagram and any other that shows this horrendous stuff!!
This act of torture is disgusting! How someone could do this to an innocent animal boggles my mind, how sick someone has to be to do such an evil and vile act, and then video tape it for the internet to see. It’s one of God’s creatures and that Opossum didn’t do anything to deserve such abuse. Make sure they see the inside of a prison so they learn you can’t do this to animals!!
Such an innocent animal that doesn’t harm an one but helps us by eating ticks. No animal should suffer like that & I hope the person that did this is caught & receives severe punishment.
Cameron Bernard Torrence is the, um, persons name who did this. Look at his mug shot. He looks really remorseful. That possums life was worth more than this useless garbage.
Thank you. The names and pics of EVERY animal abuser should be public record.
Until we start doing to animal abusers *exactly* what they did to the animal, the cruelty will never end.
Cruelty that is so hard to fathom. Beyond any reasoning.
I want them all doused in the same flammable liquid and set on fire ASAP. They thought it was ok for an innocent animal to go through such horror so NOW it’s their turn. YOU UGLY MOTHER FUCKERS ….you deserve everything evil that’s headed your way.
…and still the judicial system will show weakness. WE NEED REAL JUSTICE!!!!!
Sweet little thing…I am so sad. God’s healing arms….
Vile wicked sub human. Should have the same done to him
Should have the same done to him. Scum of the earth.
The depraved person who committed this vile act upon an innocent animal should be hung on a pole, doused with gasoline and set on fire. That is the only suitable punishment for such a horrendous crime. I love opossums — they are harmless and very interesting animals. May the person who did this rot in hell.
Throw these demons in jail with animal loving inmates. It is twisted that some sick individuals carried out this insanity and videoed a living being burning to death. What goes on in this world regarding what is done to animals is criminal …we have so much to account for.
I just have no words to adequately express the extreme sorrow I feel for that poor tortured opossum. I hope you will make extra ordinary effort to find the monsters who did this. I do not consider them human beings, they are truly monsters!
These type of monsters have no right to reside on this planet! Wake up people they are vile dangerous and useless.
I am getting so tired of animal abuse. This is abhorrent cruelty to a defenceless animal. Whoever did this needs to be found and punished severely. If I had my way I would throw him in jail and throw away the key. There really needs to be much tougher sentences for animal cruelty. What kind of world are we living in that people actually want to watch this on video. They must be very sick.
This is so sick. I am so tired of the low life freaks that torture animals. B th punishment is not hard enough
Irredeemable, end them.
This is just so heartbreaking, I’m so sick & tired of the relentless parasites who torture animals. There’s a special place in hell for these subhuman parasites & I hope they burn for eternity. There’s never any real justice for their crimes, they just need to be removed from this planet permanently.
NO animal deserves to be a victim of DEHUMANIZED, DESENSITIZED and MENTALLY-DERANGED SADISTIC PSYCHOPATHS!!
NO animal-abuser should get away with such a horrific crime.
LAWMAKERS, stop these crimes by establishing harsh punishments for animal abuse! It’s your duty as humans.
Tormenting, neglecting and killing animals has a brutalizing effect on our society and mankind as a whole.
This pathological monster must be severely punished. He must also be forbidden from coming near animals ever again.
SET a PRECEDENT, and punish to the full extent of the law!
MAX JAIL or DEATH PENALTY for this bastard!
The police know who the “SCUM “, who did this! His name is mentioned on some of these comments! The police can see on that video, who did this Horrific crime, so, ARREST the human Devil! Yes , he should BURN to DEATH! The same as that Poor Animal! I am reading too much Animal abuse & Murders& TORCHERING. How would we know about this DefenselessAnimal , if it wasint in these videos.! When they EXECUTE the Bastards doing this! Then most of it will stop! This country is too Damn LAX, about Crime’s,Do the Politicians enjoy this? The Animal crossed the Rainbow Bridge, along with all other Animals! They are SAFE!