Gov. Ralph Northam signed a invoice into regulation that can make animal cruelty in opposition to canine and cats a felony within the state of Virginia. Below Tommie’s Regulation, named after a Richmond Pit Bull who was severely abused and who later died from his accidents, any one that “tortures, willfully inflicts inhumane damage or ache” or “cruelly and unnecessarily beats, maims or mutilates any canine or cat” might be fined $2,500 and be sentenced to as much as 5 years in jail. The brand new regulation goes into impact July 1.
Concerning the writer:
Pet professional Jackie Brown has spent 20 years following her ardour for animals as a author and editor within the pet publishing business. She is contributing author for Nationwide Geographic’s Full Information to Pet Well being, Conduct, and Happiness: The Veterinarian’s Method to At-House Animal Care (April 2019) and writer of the ebook It’s Raining Cats and Canine: Making Sense of Animal Phrases (Lumina Press, 2006). Jackie is a daily contributor to pet and veterinary business media and is the previous editor of quite a few pet magazines, together with Canine World, Pure Canine, Puppies 101, Kittens 101 and the Well-liked Cats Sequence. Previous to beginning her profession in publishing, Jackie spent eight years working in veterinary hospitals the place she assisted veterinarians as they handled canine, cats, rabbits, pocket pets, reptiles, birds and one memorable lion cub. She lives in Southern California along with her husband, two sons and miniature poodle Jäger. Attain her at jackiebrownwriter.wordpress.com.
