Based on the increased amount of animal
cruelty, I am hopeful the New York State
Legislature will change animal cruelty laws. I've created an on-line petition regarding such: http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/reclassify-animal-cruelty-laws.html
and plan to submit it to the New York State
Legislature by October 31, 2013.
“Sadly,
animal cruelty has become increasingly prevalent in society,” said Scherz.
“Currently, in New York State animal
cruelty is considered a violation of Ag and Markets Law. Because of this, any penalties for those found guilty of
animal cruelty are often minimal. I call on the New York State Legislature to
change the laws on animal cruelty and
have these violations covered by penal law. By doing so, it would be easier for
law enforcement to prosecute
these cases. Moreover, it would increase the penalties for repeat offenders and
hopefully act as a deterrent. I
know attempts have been made at strengthening animal cruelty laws. For example,
Senator Griffo has sponsored a
bipartisan bill calling for an animal abuse registry and Assemblyman Anthony
Brindisi has co-sponsored a
bill that would remove animal cruelty violations from Ag and Markets Law and
put them under the penal code,
which is exactly what I’m hopeful of. I applaud both the Senator and
Assemblyman for their common sense legislation
and hope their colleagues on both sides of the aisle will support their
efforts. I hope those that feel the way I do
on this issue will consider signing my on-line petition.
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