Thought Concentration Camps Were a Thing of the Past? Think Again

I was almost in tears as I read this devastating article on MSNBC.com reported by the Associated Press: Mom ran pet ‘concentration camp,’ son says.

Sharon McDonough is a widowed 43-year-old mother of seven, harmer of many. McDonough is accused "of running a house of horrors for pets at her suburban home, forcing her children to help torture them and burying at least 20 dogs in her backyard..." This is simply incredible to me. As to how anybody could ever cause harm to innocent, helpless animals is beyond me.

McDonough pleaded, ofcourse, not guilty to an embarrassing six counts of animal cruelty. She is accused of abusing five dogs and one cat. The poor animals were stored miserably in cages covered in feces and urine. As if that wasn't enough, their coats were matted with dirt. Fortunately, a judge has taken away custody of the woman's six daughters ages 18 months to 13 years.

Douglas, McDonough's 21-year-old son, turned his mother into authorities on November 5th. After his mother was arrested, he called the home they lived in "a concentration camp for the animals." He tales of the way the animals were treated was extremely hard to read and almost unbearable. "She would have the oldest kids hold down the dog while we duct-taped his mouth and she would hit him." He lated added that him and his sisters were forced to take part, against their will.

McDonough's unfortuante neighbors have feared the worse: that their missing pets could possibly be infact be very close to them. McDonough's suburban home is the site of 20 very shallow graves filled with dogs.

There is no excuse for any behaivor of this kind. Reason of insanity, in my opinion, can't even be a clausible plea for a crime like this. Whatever excuse this monster could come up with as to why events like these would ever be okay will probably never be known.

According to the Associated Press, "Since the dog carcasses were found, vandals have spray-painted "killer" on the garage and "guilty" on McDonough's mailbox." Along with other forms of vandalism, I have no doubt that this miserable excuse for a human being will be forever haunted by her unforgiveable actions.