I should have added to my blog post about the dog butcher that it is horrific what they did and in one sense the fact that so many other animals are cruelly mistreated does not actually have anything to do with it. Some commentators on the post think the punishment for the butchers should have been more severe, not to worry, under the laws of karma, "as you sow, so shall you reap" every activity has a consequence, if we take a life, so in the future our life shall be taken in the same manner.
In this case, the state's punishment is just the first part of reaping the karma or results for their actions. Understanding the law of karma increases the importance of living a vegetarian lifestyle of "do no harm" (or more realistically do the least amount of harm you can) and makes it even more important to educate others about the benefits and importance of adopting such a diet, if people adopt a vegetarian diet, they will have a better life both now and in the future.
In another comment to the story it was revealed that the butcher got a call from the owner before they ate the slaughtered carcass, so they threw it away in a stream before eating any of it (I share this just in case you were wondering whether they did eat it or not).
Love Life! Love animals, don't eat them!
Mark Fergusson