New York State Senate advances animal welfare package

New York Senate advances animal welfare package

New York's Democratic State Senate majority has advanced legislation to protect pets and increase penalties for animal abusers, including measures to check vacated buildings for animals, set minimum fines for abandonment, increase prison time for aggravated animal cruelty, ban surgical devocalization, and reclassify animal fighting as organized crime.

New York State Senate advances animal welfare package

New York's Democratic State Senate majority has advanced legislation to protect pets and increase penalties for animal abusers, including measures to check vacated buildings for animals, set minimum fines for abandonment, increase prison time for aggravated animal cruelty, ban surgical devocalization, and reclassify animal fighting as organized crime.