I am completely opposed to animal abuse and support these efforts to stop it. But I am also disturbed by Americans who see prison as the solution to society's ills. Longer prison terms for these offenses just means that more money will go to the corporations that build prisons. The US incarcerates many more people than any other country (in the world!) and our murder rate is also one of the highest. How can more prisons be a solution to anything? I don't think that longer terms will make animals or human safer. There are better ways to solve this problem. View Comment