If that is so what the hell is happening to animals in other countries. Don't governments have rules that forbid torture and cruelty to livestock - or it just for pets like cats and dogs.
It seems illogical to have laws protecting pets and not all animals. Respect for life should be for all life. And when they make laws governments should police them properly. For example, in Pakistan bear baiting is illegal but it still goes on - so much so that Pakistan is the leading bear baiting country in the world today.
In case you don't know what bear baiting is, it's one of the vilest and cruelest forms of animal cruelty. You can find plenty on Google about it. Bears, with teeth and claws removed, are tied to a post while packs of dogs attack them constantly and tear them apart. It's all for the entertainment of those bloodthirsty Pakistani bastards who call it sport. Bit like the Spanish with their bull fighting.
I really believe that people who like such cruel "sports" are mental cases and as such should be put away - preferably permanently. How often have boys who started by torturing and killing cats grown up to be people killers.
