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Arkansas Out of the Dark Ages with Cruelty Law

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Mike Beebe has signed into law new animal-cruelty restrictions that make aggravated cruelty to cats, dogs and horses a felony on the first offense. Arkansas becomes the 46th state to make cruelty to animals a felony, according to the Humane Society of the United States.

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Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act Passed House Judiciary

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It amazes me that legislative business is still being conducted in DC these days, what with the US economic sky falling. Especially animal business. The Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act (H.R. Tags: horse animal cruelty legislation Slaughterhouse us. Lovely quote.

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Mexican Border Town Offers Tax Exemption for Euthanizing Dogs

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But there are animal rights activists in Mexico that will hopefully take notice and try to establish some kind of long-term and humane solution. Activists said what the government was doing qualified as “animal torture,” and they called for legislative reform. Clearly, there's no spay/neuter program in this place.

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Best & Worst States for Animal Protection

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According to this Technorati article , the Humane Society rated the states on their animal protection laws. New Jersey Illinois Massachusetts Colorado Maine WORST STATES Ohio Hawaii Alabama North Dakota Mississippi Idaho South Dakota (worst) According to the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the states fell this way.