Law could strengthen animal protection in New York

[hrmjustin]

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The current law in New York state dealing with animal abuse is, according to Ontario County District Attorney R. Michael Tantillo, “a disaster.”

“The statutes we have to work with in (the New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets) now are 150 years old,” he said. “The terminology is outmoded, not relevant to today’s society and difficult to work with. Police don’t have ready access to those statutes — they’re arcane and hard to find.”

That could all change if a new bill is passed in Albany.

Assembly member Linda Rosenthal, a Democrat from the 67th District, has introduced the Consolidated Animal Crimes Bill, with more than two dozen co-sponsors.
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[Rod Beauvex]

1. Pet ownership needs to be regulated.

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You should have to be able to pass an examination to buy so much as a hamster, to show you know how to care for it.

You should not be allowed to own an un-neutered or unspayed animal without a breeding permit.

[hrmjustin]

2. I understand how you feel. I have 5 cats and they are treated like humans in this house.