Sentences with phrase «state animal cruelty charges»

Three co-defendants Purnell Peace, Quanis Phillips and Tony Taylor also pleaded guilty and were sentenced, and the four now face state animal cruelty charges.

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And if conditions rise to the level of animal cruelty, the offender can be charged instead under the existing state animal cruelty law.

While residing in Maine, years ago, she was investigated by authorities for animal cruelty but she fled the state before charges were filed.

Find out who is in charge of investigating and enforcing animal cruelty codes in your town, county, and / or state.

Reports state that the two puppy mill owners, Beatriz Perez, 46, and Alexei Fernandez, 47, have been arrested on charges of animal cruelty while the ASPCA transported the 116 dogs to a safe and secure location.

The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office in Washington state is recommending animal cruelty charges be filed against a Bellingham man who wrapped his puppy's head with duct tape.

To encourage policy change in your community, be sure to contact your elected officials either at the local, state, or national level and ask them to support any pending dog fighting legislation or other bills aimed at increasing animal cruelty charges.

MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. — The Humane Society of the United States, the nation's largest animal protection organization, applauds District Attorney Branny Vickery for filing criminal animal cruelty charges against Virginia Thornton, owner of Thornton's Kennels.

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.

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 federaAnimal 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 federaanimal 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 federaanimal's body useless or by seriously disfiguring such animal... (paraphrased) except for conduct otherwise permitted under state or federaanimal... (paraphrased) except for conduct otherwise permitted under state or federal law.

Lawmakers are considering changes to the state's breeding licensure provisions, as well as state law regarding who pays for the care of animals seized in abuse and cruelty cases while courts consider charges.

CLARKSVILLE, Ark. — The Humane Society of the United States, the nation's largest animal protection organization, applauds 5th Judicial District Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Bruce Wilson and Johnson County Sheriff Jim Dorney for their success at gaining an appropriate sentence in the convictions of Christine Yarrington and Lynn E. Burkett, owners of a Lamar, Ark. puppy mill, on animal cruelty charges.

The farm owner was charged with animal cruelty, and the case prompted the state legislature to adopt «Libre's Law,» a beefed - up animal protection statute that was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolfe last month.

Our organization maintains an SPCA designation and is charged with investigating and enforcing the animal cruelty laws of New York State.

Patrick Kwan, New York state director for The HSUS, responded to this week's sentencing of David Yoder of Romulus, N.Y., on animal cruelty charges related to the killing of nearly 100 dogs at Yoder's Seneca County breeding facility.

Whoever overdrives, overloads, drives when overloaded, overworks, tortures, torments, deprives of necessary sustenance, cruelly beats, mutilates or kills an animal, or causes or procures an animal to be overdriven, overloaded, driven when overloaded, overworked, tortured, tormented, deprived of necessary sustenance, cruelly beaten, mutilated or killed; and whoever uses in a cruel or inhuman manner in a race, game, or contest, or in training therefor, as lure or bait a live animal, except an animal if used as lure or bait in fishing; and whoever, having the charge or custody of an animal, either as owner or otherwise, inflicts unnecessary cruelty upon it, or unnecessarily fails to provide it with proper food, drink, shelter, sanitary environment, or protection from the weather, and whoever, as owner, possessor, or person having the charge or custody of an animal, cruelly drives or works it when unfit for labor, or willfully abandons it, or carries it or causes it to be carried in or upon a vehicle, or otherwise, in an unnecessarily cruel or inhuman manner or in a way and manner which might endanger the animal carried thereon, or knowingly and willfully authorizes or permits it to be subjected to unnecessary torture, suffering or cruelty of any kind shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 7 years in state prison or imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 21/2 years or by a fine of not more than $ 5,000 or by both fine and imprisonment; provided, however, that a second or subsequent offense shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 10 years or by a fine of not more than $ 10,000 or by both such fine and imprisonment.

In most states, a prosecutor must be the one to bring charges against animal hoarders for committing acts of cruelty to animals.

What!?!?! One commenter notes that dumping animals is considered animal cruelty in the State of Arkansas... wonder if the good mayor gets brought up on felony animal cruelty charges...

The best way to limit the negative consequences of an arrest or criminal charges is to hire an attorney who is familiar with the state's complex animal cruelty laws to defend you.