Why do people hurt animals?

[jfkbengals]

I read a story just two days ago about a family’s dog where the people lived on a golf course. A golfer hit a stray shot into the family’s back yard and walked into the yard to play his ball where it was. The family dog stood up and walked over to the golfer, not threatening in any way according to the neighbors who were outside and witnessed everything. The golfer started hitting the dog in the head with his club. The dog was bloodied and couldn’t open its eyes. Fortunately the vet said the dog is expected to make a full recovery, and the country club was able to ID the golfer to the authorities thanks to eye witnesses. And yet somehow the POS hasn’t been arrested yet. It’s mind boggling.