An odd article appeared online on Azstarnet.com, “the online service of the Arizona Daily Star“, about animal abusers. It begins:
I read the newspaper with great interest. A few stories jump out, either at me or my mother: These are stories about people tormenting animals or keeping them in conditions not fit for any living being. It is well documented that the vast majority of humans who enjoy hurting other species go on to more interesting prey — us.
The article then goes on to list several infamous people from history who liked to “harm puppies and kittens when they were children.” The list includes “Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer and that great humanitarian Adolf Hitler.” I don’t even know if this is correct, but the author, one Lee Reynolds, then makes the audacious statement that “I don’t know much about Lizzie Borden’s past with animal life, but she evidently “took an ax” and made use of it.”
So there you have it. A new turn to the worm. Lizzie grouped in with serial killers who abused animals. Quite a new low for her, don’t you think? Especially when she was acquitted of the crimes and was such a famous benefactor to animal rescue leagues in later life. I guess the old girl is fated to be manhandled by history. Seems a shame though. For whatever Lizzie Borden was or did or maybe did, she was no Jeffrey Dahmer or Adolf Hitler.
