Congressmen Propose Bipartisan Bill That Would Make Animal Cruelty a Felony

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1/29/2019|Updated: 1/29/2019

Two Congressmen from Florida on Jan. 23, proposed a bipartisan bill that would make cruelty against animals a felony across the United States.

Sponsored by Democrat Ted Deutch and Republican Vern Buchanan, The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act, will address “crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating, impaling or otherwise subjecting animals to serious bodily harm” according to a press release by the two Congressmen.

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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