#the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act

New federal animal cruelty law introduced

February 6, 2019

Congressmen Vern Buchanan and Ted Deutch have introduced the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act to outlaw and prosecute those involved in the abuse and killing of animals. PACT builds on the Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act passed in 2010 by closing loopholes and prohibiting cases of animal abuse. While the previous legislation made the creation, sale, and distribution of animal “crushing” videos illegal, these acts of cruelty against animals remain legal. “The torture …
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