Unbelievable!

I work in a large hardware store.  Yesterday, I saw a strange sight.  A little girl was holding a guinea pig in a piece of cloth.  Later, the girl, the guinea pig, and, I assume, her parents approached me.  The man had a question for me.  I noticed that the girl hit the guinea pig on the face at least a few times.  She did this with the palm of her hand.  I didn't say anything, for which I am ashamed of myself.  I should have said something.  I don't know much about guinea pigs.  The guinea pig did not make a noise while this was happening, nor did she try to squirm away.  Maybe she didn't hit her hard.  It's no excuse.  I was at work.  Fear of being fired may have been the reason why I didn't act.  That is my only explanation.  But I was a coward.  I have said things to other people before about how they, or their kids, are treating animals.  Animals need people to take a stand and help them when they need it.  I let that tiny, defenseless animal down.  Is she living a life of fear and pain, because this little girl is terrorizing her?  Do the parents not care if the girl treats the guinea pig like a toy, and not a living animal that can feel pain and fear?  And, once again, there is another reason to not bring kids into this world.  Many of them abuse, terrorize, and torture animals.
I had hoped I would get another chance, but I didn't see that family again.  If I do see them again, I hope I will have the courage to say something.  The man was a tough-looking, muscle-bound guy, but I shouldn't be afraid.  Right is right, and wrong is wrong.     
But, again, as an animal lover, how can I possibly enjoy myself while tons of horrible shit is happening to animals all the time?
 

You Got What You Deserved: Part 2

You're a shitty biological parent.  You conceived accidently.  You never loved your son.  You didn't prepare him for life in our competitive, complicated society.  As a result, he's lived a life of pain, poverty, and depression.  He hates you for bringing him into this fucked-up world.  He comes into your home at night, keeps you hostage, and tortures you for quite a while before he commits suicide right in front of you.  You got what you deserved.

You're a hunter.  You love to shoot at beautiful, innocent, defenseless animals.  You plan to hunt till the day you die, and that's exactly what happens.  You are shot to death by another hunter.  You got what you deserved. 

You're a mentally-competent adult meat eater.  You love meat.  You'll never stop eating it.  You think animals are lesser earthlings than you and other people.  You don't care about their suffering.  While you were riding your motorcycle, dressed in your leathers, a car hit you, and now you're severely disabled.  You got what you deserved.