The bill hopes to amend an act that was passed regarding so-called “crush” video, clips of extreme cruelty showing people torturing and mutilating animals.
EWAN PALMER: ‘Two Florida lawmakers have reintroduced a bill that would prosecute torturing animals as a felony offense across the U.S. Republican Congressman Vern Buchanan and Democrat Ted Deutch are sponsoring the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act in a bid to close a current gap in legislation. The bill hopes to amend an act that was passed regarding so-called “crush” videos— clips of extreme cruelty showing people torturing and mutilating animals, including stepping on them or skinning them alive, which are then shared online.
In 2010, Congress passed the Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act, which made the creation, sale and distribution of crush videos illegal. However, due to a current loophole, the actual act of animal torture is still legal under federal law… The legislation does contain amendments for animal suffering that arrives via normal veterinary care, hunting and “conduct necessary to protect life or property from a serious threat caused by an animal”.’ SOURCE…
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