Not exact matches
Oklahoma has strong laws compared
to other States that address
animal cruelty, as our penalties range from a
misdemeanor all the way
to a felony that carries five (5) years in the State Penitentiary.
September 11, the daughter pled not guilty
to three felony PC597 (b) counts of
cruelty to animals and three
misdemeanor PC597.1 (a) charges of
animal neglect.
Kathy Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.: Convicted on four
misdemeanor counts of
animal cruelty and torture the same month her husband was selling a puppy
to Palm Beach Puppies.
Nizato, 26, who worked at Southern California Veterinary Specialty Hospital in Irvine, was charged with one count of felony
animal cruelty and one
misdemeanor count of failure
to provide care.
A person commits the offense of
cruelty to animals (a Class A
misdemeanor) if he or she intentionally or knowingly tortures, maims or grossly overworks an
animal; fails unreasonably
to provide necessary food, water, care or shelter for an
animal in the person's custody; abandons unreasonably an
animal in the person's custody; transports or confines an
animal in a cruel manner; or inflicts burns, cuts, lacerations, or other injuries or pain.
The section has a
misdemeanor animal cruelty law as well as a felony provision related
to torture or willful infliction of
cruelty.
(A search of the Banner - Herald for the first half of 2008 reveals only one possible incident fitting Dauphine's description: «Wilford Bradford Sims, 48, pleaded guilty
to 51 counts of
misdemeanor animal cruelty... for leaving dozens of cats
to fend for themselves in a house he abandoned» in the fall of 2007.
• On or about March 29, 2009, Kathy Bauck was found guilty by a jury verdict of four
misdemeanor counts pertaining
to animal cruelty and torture in the case of State of Minnesota v. Kathy Jo Bauck, 56 - CR -08-2271.
Multiple charges for
animal cruelty were filed; the breeder pleaded guilty
to one count (a
misdemeanor — failure
to provide proper shelter and shade).
Rufus Hutcherson Jr., 70, is facing charges of
cruelty to animals (two counts); abandoning
animals (five counts); failure
to restrain a dog; failure
to license a dog; and furnishing false information, all
misdemeanor charges.
The bill otherwise have increased the penalty for a violation of the prohibition against committing
cruelty to animals, including farm
animals, for a second or subsequent violation from a
misdemeanor of the second degree
to a
misdemeanor of the first degree.
Misdemeanor animal cruelty charges have been filed against Newport Coast, California woman Sherri Haughton after, authorities say, she dropped a 7 - year old Golden retriever off at a local
animal hospital claiming
to have found him abandoned on the beach.
According
to the lawsuit, the Commercial Breeder Law states that the board must refuse
to issue an initial license when a commercial breeder «has been convicted, other than a petty
misdemeanor conviction, of
cruelty to animals under Minnesota law.»
Dustin plead guilty
to a
misdemeanor charge of
animal cruelty and paid $ 400 in damages
to the Scheeles; their suit seeks an additional $ 4,000.
Whether one has been charged with an
animal cruelty misdemeanor or felony, imprisonment is always going
to be a possibility.