Sentences with phrase «aggravated cruelty to animals»

Animal Cruelty (felony charge): A person commits the offense of aggravated cruelty to animals when he or she knowingly and maliciously causes death or physical harm to an animal by rendering a part of such animal's body useless or by seriously disfiguring such animal... (paraphrased) except for conduct otherwise permitted under state or federal law.

One of the two Buffalo teenagers involved with the burning of a Jack Russell terrier puppy in October pleaded guilty as charged in Erie County Court today to aggravated cruelty to animals.

Not exact matches

Dog - killer Zheheng Feng, who slaughtered his girlfriend's pooch in a fit of rage and dumped it in the garbage chute last year, pled guilty this week to aggravated animal cruelty...

We are staffed with trained professionals in the field of veterinary forensic evaluation and have testified in court with regards to all manner of investigations of animal abuse, neglect and aggravated cruelty.

The crime of cruelty to animals is subdivided into simple cruelty or aggravated cruelty.

A person commits aggravated cruelty (a Class E felony) to animals when, with aggravated cruelty and with no justifiable purpose, he or she intentionally kills or intentionally causes serious physical injury to a companion animal.

The charges include two counts of aggravated animal cruelty with a dog, five counts of animal abuse or neglect with the same dog, five counts of abuse or neglect in connection with alligator, and one count of illegal possession of an alligator, according to Deputy State's Attorney John Cox.

But it would constitute the crime of aggravated cruelty, a felony, Class 4 on the first offense, Class 3 for subsequent offenses,  for anyone else to kill an animal using carbon monoxide or authorize the killing of an animal in this way. 510 ILCS 70/3.02.

A majority of anti-cruelty laws are limited to cases involving aggravated cruelty, torture, or cruelty to companion animals.

The women pled no contest to eight counts of aggravated animal cruelty last week.

The governing body of a county or municipality may require mandatory court appearances for certain aggravated violations of a local ordinance resulting in the unprovoked biting, attacking, or wounding of a domestic animal; violations resulting in the destruction or loss of personal property; second or subsequent violations of local animal cruelty laws; or violations resulting in the issuance of a third or subsequent citation to a person.