Leave Animals Alone

After reading Heart Shaped Box I couldnt help but feel bad for the dogs. It reminded me how cruelty to animals is normally a trope that is associated with a villain. It's just like hanging out in shadows or wearing a black cowboy hat. Villains dont like animals, especially cute ones. I will make an exception for Dr. Evil and the James Bond guy who each had cats, but I think cats are evil so it makes sense that they hang out with bad guys. In movies and books sometimes the villain will make fun of an animal or kick a dog or something like that. An example is in a movie I watched last night, One Crazy Summer. The villain had a deep hatred for lobsters that was never really explained plus he kicked a dog. Therefore he=bad guy. If the good people over at PETA figured this out then the people who make movies are in for a lawsuit.