Damn I feel the same way man, I have a friend with a cute little dog named lucy, but when ever I go over his house he kicks her (not hard but not playfully either) and throws her, I normally end up spending more time with the poor little dog then my friend.
If you think about it human kind does alot of terrible terrible things, animals don't. Sure there are dog attacks and the what not but look at it this way, animals don't kill as many humans as humans do themselves, how many times have you turned on the news to hear of a shooting, or a robbery, or a bashing? Now how many times have you heard of dog or other animal attacks.
Animals are innocent
Humans are not
The only time in my life an animal has hurt me was when I was little, a puppy we named bobby just about tore off my ear.
I can remember countless times when humans have hurt me, mostly worse then that.
Animal Cruelty is 100% wrong.