Senators seek harsher penalties for pet cruelty
Linking the crime to domestic violence, a Senate panel voted February 8 to demand harsher penalties and expand state laws on what constitutes animal abuse.
Existing law already makes it a Class 6 felony to intentionally or knowingly inflict unnecessary physical injury to an animal. The same penalty – a year in state prison – applies to those who subject any animal to cruel mistreatment.
SB1295 would create a special Class 5 felony for subjecting pets to cruel mistreatment. And the same penalty would apply for killing a pet without the owner’s consent.
Deputy Pima County Attorney Kathleen Mayer conceded the difference in sentence is just six months.
Read more: https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/02/08/senators-seek-harsher-penalties-for-pet-cruelty/
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