Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Tennessee May Make Animal Cruelty a Felony

Although most states have made animal cruelty a felony, few have made it so for livestock. Livestock are often exempt from felony rules, leaving the harshest penalties for companion animals only. A recent bill proposed Janis Sotany in the Tennessee legislature would aim at making "starving or sadistic behavior toward livestock a felony".

Read the article at WSMV.

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