law about animal cruelty

AOL: Bill addressing animal cruelty involving children, expanding on Dexter's Law moves forward Bill addressing animal cruelty involving children, expanding on Dexter's Law moves forward CBS News on MSN: Inside Pam Bondi's aggressive push to crack down on animal cruelty crimes A politically connected nonprofit animal shelter helped steer Bondi on DOJ's approach on animal cruelty crimes and their prosecution. Inside Pam Bondi's aggressive push to crack down on animal cruelty crimes The bill would make it a third-degree felony to commit animal cruelty, sex acts with animals or animal baiting and fighting in the presence of a minor, or entice a minor to commit any of those crimes. There is frustration and concern from animal advocates across Northeast Ohio after a severe animal cruelty case resulted in misdemeanor convictions rather than felony charges under Goddard’s ...