Breitbart – by Dr. Susan Berry
The House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would make certain types of animal cruelty a federal felony.
The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act bans extremely abusive acts of animal abuse, such as crushing, and continues the criminalization of making and distributing animal crush videos.
“This bill sends a clear message that our society does not accept cruelty against animals,” said Democrat Rep. Ted Deutch of Florida, who introduced the legislation with Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan, also of Florida.
“We’ve received support from so many Americans from across the country and across the political spectrum,” Deutch said, reported ABC News. “I’m deeply thankful for all of the advocates who helped us pass this bill, and I look forward to the Senate’s swift passage and the President’s signature.”
The U.S. House just passed the #PACT Act, legislation that I introduced with my colleague @RepTedDeutch to criminalize animal abuse. This important piece of legislation would make animal cruelty a federal offense. Great news for my fellow animal lovers! pic.twitter.com/fK4qAppXnK
— Rep. Vern Buchanan (@VernBuchanan) October 22, 2019
“The torture of innocent animals is abhorrent and should be punished to the fullest extent of the law,” Buchanan said as well. “Passing the PACT Act sends a strong message that this behavior will not be tolerated.
The bill expands upon the 2010 Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act, which initially criminalized the creation and distribution of animal crush videos.
The PACT Act would make it a federal crime for “any person to purposely engage in animal crushing in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.”
The legislation continues:
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly create an animal crush video, if—(A) the person intends or has reason to know that the animal crush video will be distributed in, or using a means or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce; or (B) the animal crush video is distributed in, or using a means or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce.
Violators would be subject to criminal penalties, including a fine, a prison term of up to seven years, or both.
The measure provides exceptions for unintentional killing of an animal as well as conduct or videos of “customary and normal veterinary, agricultural husbandry, or other animal management practice,” “the slaughter of animals for food,” and other practices such as hunting, trapping, fishing, predator or pest control, scientific research, protecting a person’s life or property, and euthanizing an animal.
Read the rest here: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/23/house-passes-bill-making-animal-cruelty-a-federal-felony/
But cops shooting innocent dogs for no reason, other than he or she is a coward when a dog barks at them, will still be allowed I’m sure.
And govt. cruelty against people will, of course, still be allowed…encouraged even. Including abortions of course, forcing kids to become trannies…that sorta thing…And rich celebs in their private jets will still be allowed to kill innocent birds with their jet equipment…
IM SURPRISED YOU DIDNT CATCH THIS DL.
THIS IS NOAHIDE LAW……….
Good point, Koyote! Forgot about the Noahide Law about live animals, or whatever.
Paedophiles and animal “crushers” deserve to die but when the “government” decides things I am always a bit cynical.
I have a strange feeling that not ALL dissidents will be paedos who unwittingly “downloaded”(meaning someone else did it to them) kiddie porn, but some will also have unwittingly “downloaded” this sick shite too.
Call me crazy, but these sik fks making legislation that reflects human values is something I have difficulty readily believing.
WELL, BETWEEN “ABORTION FOR CONTRACEPTION”,
FUNDING BILL AND MELINDAS EUGENICS PROGRAM,
AND KILLING THE HELL OUT OF ARAB CHILDREN, I GUESS “KISSING BABIES” HAS LOST ITS APPEAL…..