recover from the alleged abuse they suffered at the hands of their adoptive parents. john and sonia kluth are accused of beating, burning and forcing their 9, 11, and 15-year-olds to eat cat and dog food. other allegations include confining the older child in a plastic dog carrier, burning the kits tongues with a hot spoon for lying, beating them with a malette, a can opener, and the buckle end of a belt. the sheriff calls it the worst case of child abuse he s seen. he says all three kids have stunted growth and are illitera illiterate. the kluths were receiving $1500 per child each month, but those payments have stopped and the kluths are charged with three counts of child abuse and child neglect. they ve each been released on a $9,000 bond. earlier on the show we asked you to join the conversation on ali s blog about this abuse story. this abuse case. here are some of your comments. steve says