When calling someone an animal is an insult to the animal itself

A cat was found crucified in Mosta. Sounds like a morbid scene from a horror film, right? Well, it isn't. This past year, we've got sick of hearing about battered and butchered animals. This particular episode is actually the 4th in a series of crucified animals found in Mosta - all within 3 months.

So for starters, neither of us is a huge animal fan. Having said that, we are disgusted at the mere concept of somebody ill-treating an animal. How can anyone hurt, let alone crucify or bury alive a cat or a puppy. If this person can stoop as low as to do such a despicable thing, imagine what the same person is capable of doing to a human being. Are such people to be trusted with children? Should they even be allowed to interact with society?

Yet, we have this nagging feeling that there's something else at the root of this problem. As we mentioned earlier, there's been a surge in these stories. So what's the deal? Is it that these things happened before but were never reported, or is it that these sick people crave attention?

We truly hope the authorities are on it. They have more time on their hands now - until the UoM rector decides to have some other student arrested on the grounds of censorship, that is.

It's high time we broke that strong sense of omertà that seems to pervade these islands. How, exactly, are we to believe that no one saw anything? No one. It keeps on happening, but everyone is oblivious to whatever happens outside their houses. Oh, please! Sometimes you'd think we live in some twisted Sicily stuck in the 800s.

In any case, let's get to the root of these barbaric acts.