In a welcomed win for animal rights, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed into law a new bill increasing penalties for abuse against dogs and cats.
Effective immediately, SB 2658 makes acts of aggravated cruelty — such as the burning, mutilation or intentional torture of a dog or cat — felonies rather than misdemeanors, and each act of abuse against more than one animal will be a separate offense.
The new law has also doubled the fines for each act of cruelty up to $5,000, added prison time for animal abuse, and introduced mandatory psychological counseling for perpetrators, who will also be placed on an FBI watch list. Those convicted of aggravated cruelty will be banned from caring for or living in a home with a dog or cat for five years, with a $1,000 fine per animal if they don’t comply.
“For too long, criminals have been getting away with a slap on the wrist for some of the most heinous acts of cruelty imaginable,” said In Defense of Animals’ Justice for Animals Campaign Director Doll Stanley. “Now, Mississippi finally has an animal cruelty law with teeth that gives law enforcement, prosecutors, and judges the authority to hold animal abusers accountable for their unspeakable acts of cruelty.
Lady Freethinker applauds Mississippi’s government and all of the activists who fought tirelessly to turn this bill into a reality, making companion animals much safer throughout the state.
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Good praise Father in Heaven and Yeshua….
Good praise Father in Heaven and Yeshua….
All animal abusers and killers should be hunted down and punished severely so they would learn a lesson!
All animal abusers and killers should be hunted down and punished severely so they would learn a lesson!
Excellent news, thank you.
Put these sorry excuses for.human beings in death row
Yeah good if they go through with their word and actually enforce those laws and not let some idiotic lawyer get them off or some dufus judge let them go thinking they will learn a lesson with a slap on the wrist, community service, or stupid, useless fine.
This is a good news!!. Animal Cruelty is a felony.
YAY!!… AND THANK YOU MISSISSIPPI! NOW ALL STATES NEED TO FOLLOW!!
ANIMALS DESERVE BETTER!! ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS GIVE LOVE AND BE LOVED IN RETURN!!
WE NEED TO BE THEIR VOICE, THEY NEED OUR HELP… STOP ANIMAL CRUELTY AND ABUSE NOW!
Thank you Mississippi Governor, for bringing the new laws to protect the vulnerable animals & their future. This was long over due, finally you did it. THANK YOU & BLESS YOU.
Prison is not adequate.All animal abusers internationally, must have the death penalty implemented and nothing less.
ANIMAL ABUSERS MUST BE HARSHLY & THOROUGHLY PUNISHED/ HEAVILY FINED & LONG JAIL TIME!!!! NO EXCUSE FOR ANIMAL ABUSE!!!!
It’s a start, but NO animal should be tortured or abused or treated less than an animal that feels pain and is able to feel LOVE.
A great step, now include ALL animals, domestic and wild!
Now Can we get this legislation pushed through to all 50 ???
The new Misssissippi Animal laws shoud have a facebook link…let’s congratulate them…It is very good news.
Congratulations Mississippi
BRAVO for Mississippi, the rest of the country needs to adopt similar laws to protect animals from DEMENTED HUMANS!!!
People who do such a fowl thing, needs to face the maximum amount of penalty the law allows.
Well done Mississipi – so proud of you and now other states and countries can follow your example – bless you!
Thank you Mississippi!!!
Wonderful news
Un exemple dont la France et les autres pays feraient bien de s’inspirer
GREAT NEWS…………..NOW WE MUST MAKE SURE ALL STATES HAVE THESE NEW LAWS AND THEY ARE ENFORCED!
Any act of cruelty and torture and killing needs severe punishment. Like for like. Doctor monitored but lowlifes need to find out how bad what they did really is. And they need to be banned from ever having anymore animals permanently and put on a registry for animal abuser torturer killer available to the public. Anything less is unacceptable.
Agree.
Great to hear. 😊
Animals deserve the kindest of treatments. They make great friends we should show them respect.
Well done Mississippi. Hopefully more states will follow.
Excellent job, Gov Reeves!
Thank you for stepping up to protect ALL animals
Amen!!! This needs to happen all over the USA, laws and penalties are the only way to end animal cruelty.
Good for Mississippi. I am encouraged that a sister state (I am in Alabama) is taking these steps to prevent animal abuse.
EXCELLENT NEWS — we MUST PROTECT our Animals — let’s keep this up — THANK YOU.
The South has always been lacking in their animal cruelty laws, and this is a GREAT victory for animals, and the people that fight for them. Most of us consider our pets part of our family, my husband and I decided long ago to not have children, and focus on animal rights, and caring for unwanted pets, the thought that anyone could harm an innocent animal sickens me to death, so these victories are the reason we get up in the morning. Well done Mississippi, I hope this is one of MANY states, and hopefully the world, standing up for our much beloved fur family!!!
My thoughts exactly!!!
Well said <3
I am hoping Texas does the same. Thank You for doing this!!!
Bravo Mississippi. 👍
This needs to happen all over the USA, laws and penalties are the only way to end animal cruelty.
Well done, Mississipi. It’s an example all the other states and the other countries in the world should follow.
YAY!!! Proud and thank you Govenor Reeves!!! May the rest of the world follow you your beliefs and laws, this I pray, Amen.
It’s great news but what I don’t understand is after their time in jail or bigger fines or both are done, they would be allowed to have an animal after 5 years? If you abuse a child, the child is taken away and never to be taken back to the monsters. So why take a chance on those psychopathic creatures from abusing an “allowed” animal again? And by the way, what about horses, rabbits, guinea pigs etc and farm animals, don’t they deserve to be protected as much as cats and dogs?
Thank you Gov Reeves. This new law will stop lots of sadistic bullies.
Huge thanks to Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves!! You are one of the few politicians that sees animal abuse as a crime. I hope other states follow your lead.
The whole world should follow Gov. Reeves example. I applaud him.
This is very good news. How to make people realize that there will be no human rights, no justice, no equality for people without animal rights – rights of animals to be treated humanely, be respected as sentient beings, and be safe and happy. I’m trying to point out to people the fact that in the countries where there are no animal rights laws there are virtually no human rights laws either. I also try to point out to religious folks that begging God for peace and happiness while denying those to other innocent sentient beings did not work for millennia, did not produced peace on earth, and never will.
“He who causes suffering, shall suffer. There is no escape.” – Buddha
“For I tell you truly, he who kills, kills himself, and whosoever eats the flesh of slain beasts eats the body of death.”
– Jesus Christ, The Essene Gospel of Peace (taken from the Dead Sea Scrolls) …did he knew about harmful effects of animal protein diet?
“There is reward for kindness to every living thing.” – Muhammad …there sure is: the survival of our planet and humanity.
“From an early age I have abjured the use of meat; and the time will come when men will look upon the murder of animals as they look upon the murder of men.” – Leonardo Da Vinci
“He who does not value life, does not deserve it.” – Leonardo Da Vinci
“I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.” – Albert Schweitzer
This is awesome and all states need to do the same.
Thank you Lord Jesus. This is wonderful. Someday soon I hope to hear that we also will stop cruelty to children [child sex trafficking by satanists & witchcraft] & the unborn [selling their little body baby parts for profit]. May the Lord forgive us for any cruelty to His living kingdom be it animal or human. They are all sacred in His eyes.
Well done Mississipil!
This new law is TOTALLY AWESOME!!!! Now if EVERY state would follow suit and treat these horrible subhumans the very way they treated these poor helpless Angels. Not one of them even deserve to have a pet.
This new law is TOTALLY AWESOME!!!! Now if EVERY state would follow suit and treat these horrible subhumans the very way they treated these poor helpless Angels. Not one of them even deserve to have a pet.
This new law is TOTALLY AWESOME!!!! Now if EVERY state would follow suit and treat these horrible subhumans the very way they treated these poor helpless Angels. Not one of them even deserve to have a pet.
It’s about time. Every city, county and state should impose heavy fines and incarceration. NO TOLERANCE for these actions.
Way to go Mississippi, let’s hope other States follow your lead.