The news is bad enough that three homeowners out of four in the Las Vegas Valley owe more on their houses than they're worth.

And there's no comfort in the prediction that the local real estate market won't recover for years.

Why is it okay to eat your furry loved ones or "children" and get nothing more than what amounts to a slap on the wrist? Try eating a human baby sometime and see what happens. Are our pets "just animals" or something more?