A bill for an act relating to animal torture, and providing penalties.

Summary

The bill redefines animal torture as intentional severe pain that causes serious injury or death, including crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating, or impaling an animal, or helping another do so. It upgrades the crime from an aggravated misdemeanor to a class “D” felony, and makes repeat offenders liable for a class “C” felony. The change aims to provide stronger deterrence against severe animal cruelty.

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