Animal cruelty isn’t something most of us think about nor do we want to think about it. That’s probably why it might come as a surprise that significant cases of animal cruelty generally aren’t a felony offense. That might be about to change however. There’s a new bi-partisan bill being brought forward by Florida Representatives Ted Deutch and Vern Buchanan. They’re proposing the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act.
The proposed bill would make animal abuse a felony under these circumstances:
crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating, impaling animal or sexually exploitation
The sentence would be up to seven years in prison. Aside from the moral argument relative to the animals themselves, there’s overwhelming research linking animal abuse to other forms of misconduct. I think we should all get behind this bill, whoever harms an animal deserves the worst and it is been proven that that person is likely to harm a human being. Please SHARE this post and let's hope our representatives listen to us!