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ACTION ALERT: Tougher Laws for Animal Abuse!!!!!
Animals  (tags: animal abusers, animals harmed, abjused, laws, jail term, penalties, justice for animals, animal laws, protection, punishment )

Simone
- 147 days ago - animalrights.change.org
I would like to see more being done for animal abusers, I think the law is just not tough enough on these murders of animals and would like tougher sentences being enfoced on those who harm animals any way.
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Tougher Penalties for Animal Cruelty ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, cruelty, penalties, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, pets )

Cher
- 170 days ago - animalrights.change.org
There is abundant evidence that there is a nationwide problem of intentional acts of violence and cruelty against companion animals. The vast majority of offenders do not receive adequate punishment. Most of those who have committed violent acts of
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Charleston Man Pays Huge Penalties for Importing Deer Into S.C.
Animals  (tags: deer, illegally imported, penalties, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 279 days ago - thedigitel.com
James Schaffer of Charleston has paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars after he pleaded guilty to illegally importing 54 deer in to South Carolina back in 2005.
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Philippines Steps Up Protection of Marine Animals
Animals  (tags: marine wildlife, Asia, new laws, penalties, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, endangered, protection, extinction, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 554 days ago - iar.org.uk
The government in the Philippines is getting closer to putting into place new laws which would increase the penalties those caught dealing in threatened, rare and endangered marine animals can face.
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Law Providing Stiffer Penalty For Animal Abuse Passed By Canada's House Of Commons
Animals  (tags: canada, house of common, animal abuse law passed, animal welfare groups, penalties, animal abusers )

Simone
- 614 days ago - allheadlinenews.com
On a 189-71 vote, Canada's House of Commons passed a bill imposing stiffer penalties for animal abuse. The measure is the first major amendment on the country's animal cruelty laws in over 100 years. But large animal welfare groups in Canada are not
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Kinship Circle: UPDATE: Justice For Downer Cows? Plea Deal Softens Penalty
Animals  (tags: kinschip circle, animal abusers, tormented, beaten abused cows, plea, penalties, laws, no justice, animal cruetly, downed cows )

Simone
- 626 days ago - easyvegan.info
KINSHIP CIRCLE feels Hallmark Meat Company workers videotaped electrically prodding cows crumpled on concrete...dragging them in heavy chains and hoisting them on forklift prongs...deserve maximum penalties for cruelty. In our 3/2/08 letter-writing
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Quick Hit: Maryland House Approves Increase In Penalties For Animal Fight Attendance
Animals  (tags: dog fighting, attendence, laws, penalties, dogs suffering, cruelty, tortured, humans watching )

Simone
- 648 days ago - itchmo.com
House Judiciary Committee voted out HB 719 with some amendments that increase penalties for the offense. Under the revised House bill, dogfight and cockfight attendance would remain a misdemeanor offense, but it would now carry a maximum one year jail
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2 Georgia Politicians Soft on Dogfighting
Animals  (tags: laws, dogfighting, politicans, penalties, cruelty, animal cruetly, dog suffering, protection )

Simone
- 834 days ago - ajc.com
America has no tolerance for dogfighting, then why are Republican U.S. Reps. Lynn Westmoreland and Jack Kingston of Georgia were among about three dozen lawmakers who recently sided with dogfighting interests. Theyagainst legislation to upgrade penalties
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Dog Fighting: Republican Congressman Threatens Couple
Animals  (tags: Republican, Congressman, dog fighting, penalties, house ethics committee, dogfighting, cruelty, pets, pitbulls )

Blue
- 834 days ago - crooksandliars.com
Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn's recorded threats to a pair of voters critical of his views . . . What did the couple do to incur Lamborn's wrath? Wrote a letter to the editor of their paper denouncing his voting AGAINST stricter dog-fighting penalties.
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Lawmakers To Consider New Animal Torture Penalties
Animals  (tags: henry, tortured little dog, laws, penalties, felony, animal cruetly, punishment )

Simone
- 846 days ago - kutv.com
With a small dog that survived being put in a hot oven looking on with his one good eye, lawmakers on Wednesday decided not to make torturing an animal a felony during a special session of the Legislature. Instead, lawmakers voted 18-11 to consider
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Boost Animal Abuse Penalties:Daisy Duke's Petiton/Bill
Animals  (tags: AnimalWelfare, Diasy Duke, AnimalCruelty, penalties )

Simone
- 1029 days ago - edmontonsun.com
A central Alberta member of Parliament presented a petition to the House of Commons yesterday that calls for tougher penalties for animal abuse, reports Global TV Calgary. "Let it be known as the Daisy Duke bill," said Myron Thompson, member for Wild
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