I agree that animals are below us, and repecting them on a human level is unnecessary, but the guy who did that should have his own pelvis crushed...
$900 for surgery is up there, but I bet it was paid for by donations before they finished typing that article. Which, by the way, is just the same thing written 3 times...horrible reporting.
If you dont have a lot to report then write a short article! I wasted my time reading the last 2/3 of it.