I detest Artest

Just when I thought I couldn't dislike him more than I already do, in a sad, ironic twist, these poor dogs are better off at the pound than they would be at Ron Artest's house:

Placer County animal control officers have gone to Artest's five-acre estate seven times in that period [77 days] in response to callers' complaints about dogs being loose or not being fed.

His excuse?

He blamed Socks' condition on the fact that another dog, an American bulldog, "dominated all the food."

Oh, well, that justifies the dog not getting anything to eat. What?!?

I'm a huge fan of letting the punishment fit the crime. Let's throw Artest and Shaq in a room together for a year and see how Artest does. (Not that Shaq is fat, but he's a big dude for a 7'1" guy: 325 pounds. In comparison, 7'1" Tyson Chandler weighs 245.) Artest's house: the new fat camp.

In a surprise to no one, Artest blames the dog cruelty on someone else...

Artest said he hopes to get Socks back and has hired a new caretaker for the dogs.

...the implication being, of course, that the previous caretaker didn't do his/her job.

And this:

Artest has had as many as seven dogs on his property, but at least two have been killed and others have been sent to live in Indiana...

"Live in Indiana?" Is that like saying they were sent to a farm?

BTW, what kind of a name is "Socks" for a Great Dane? "Socks" is a cat name; maybe a little punting dog. But a huge-ass dog? At least he didn't name the dog "Scooby" (because like every Great Dane is named Scooby.)

Poor puppy. Artest should never be allowed to own another dog in his life, since he obviously can't take care of them (and can't seem to hire quality people to take care of the dogs for him when he's away). And you wanna bet he doesn't pay the $2,000 that he owes to the pound? He'll spend millions on his rap album or promoting his R&B group, but won't pay organizations that need and deserve the money (That includes the pound and the general public for being subjected to his album.) Then again, this IS the guy who applied for a job at Circuit City just to get the discount.