I have always liked Kurt. Seems like a nice guy. When we take on the care of a pet, it becomes our responsibility to protect and nurture that animal. I don't see Kurt as a horrible person. I see a guy that obviously does not know how to effectively apply discipline to an animal, if discipline was really needed. His actions are animal abuse whether the animal sustains an injury or not. I hope he has learned from this, and more importantly, his children learn to better care for animals in their care from what happened here. That is a hell of a lot of money donated to a charity that probably does not see those large donations. At least something good came from it and Kurt becomes a better caretaker of animals.