Does animal-cruelty law have enough bite? Local official says no
“If an animal did not suffer any injury (due to cruelty), an M-2 would be fine. If an animal has been injured or starved, don’t tell me that they shouldn’t get a first-degree misdemeanor right off the bat,” Davis said. “If it’s their second offense, it’s like they’re being given another chance ... This enhancement of the cruelty is nothing but a joke.” “I make sure when I’m seizing an animal to determine whether it was malice or ignorance,” Davis said. “... A lot of people are ignorant and need to be taught how to care for their animals. We don’t let it get to a second (offense). We make sure that when we take it to court, we don’t allow them to have animals.Ohio Dog Laws - News
A proposed state law that would create stiffer penalties for offenders who abuse animals doesn't go far enough, according to Massillon Animal Control Officer Vicki Davis. The Ohio House of Representatives voted 88-7 Tuesday to increase
Only 30 states have animal cruelty laws that include bestiality, the Animal Legal & Historical Center says. Of those, only 16 consider it a felony. The others, which include New York, list it as a misdemeanor.
AMSTERDAM, Ohio -- Amsterdam police have started ticketing residents who do not obey the village's vicious dog ordinance. The ordinance comes after a young girl was attacked by a pit bull last month. Village resident Tina Fox recently received a ticket
MANSFIELD, Ohio — A disturbing case of alleged bestiality on Friday prompted an Ohio legislator to call for tougher laws. Peter Bower has been charged with animal cruelty, a misdemeanor, after police in Richland County said he had sexual contact with
(Virgil Shipley) A law enforcement run to carry the torch for Ohio Special Olympics came through Mount Vernon Friday afternoon. Kneeling, from left, are Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Josh Stryker, Knox County Sheriff's Office Captain David Shaffer,
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Sub. H. B. No. 108 - Nitro’s Law as Introduced — Representatives Ron Gerberry (D-59), Robert Hagan (D-60)
Cosponsors: Representatives Hagan, R., Fedor, Yuko, Letson, Phillips
To amend sections 959.131 and 959.99 of the Revised Code to specifically prohibit an owner of a kennel of dogs from committing cruel treatment of a companion animal and to give a prosecutor who prosecutes an owner of a kennel of dogs who commits cruel treatment of a companion animal discretion in prosecuting the owner for the offense.
Sub. H. B. No. 25 — Representative Courtney Combs (R-54)
Cosponsors: Representatives Derickson, Grossman, Patmon, Pillich, Beck, Stinziano, Dovilla, Maag, Blair, Stebelton, Rosenberger, Hackett, Ashford, Winburn, Garland, Williams, Weddington, Bubp, Blessing, Hayes, Slaby
To amend sections 959.99, 2152.19, 2903.213, 2903.214, 2919.26, 3113.31, 4732.141, and 4757.33 and to enact section 4731.284 of the Revised Code to revise the penalties and sentencing provisions regarding violations of the cruelty to animals statutes and to include the protection of companion animals in temporary protection orders, domestic violence protection orders, anti-stalking protection orders, and related protection orders. (Committee on Criminal Justice recommends substitute bill for passage, see House Journal, May 25, 2011, p. 684)
H. B. No. 112 — Representatives Cheryl Grossman (R-23), Tom Letson (D-64)
Cosponsors: Representatives Murray, Stinziano, Beck, Garland, Ruhl, Fedor, Antonio, Carey, Combs, Newbold, Stebelton, Fende
To enact section 2927.28 of the Revised Code to require the inclusion of a bittering agent in engine coolant and antifreeze. (Committee on Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security recommends passage, see House Journal, May 24, 2011, p. 672)
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Your rap. The lawmaker will spend only so much time with you, so try to guide the conversation forward. You are here to convince your lawmaker to commit his or her support for certain bills and to solicit information from the lawmaker to report back to the humane lobbyists.
WOOF Weird dog laws include allowing police offers in Palding, Ohio, to bite a dog to quiet it
WOOF Weird dog laws include allowing police offers in Palding, Ohio, to bite a dog to quiet it
NO DOG DESERVES TO BE STARVED TO DEATH: - Ohio has some of the most lenient laws against animal cruelty. Be a voice.
WOW did yall hear about that Man arrested for fuckin his Dog??? and hes about to be released because there are no Beastiealty Laws in Ohio!!Ohio Dog Laws - Bookshelf
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