76th (2011) Session
Opinions
View all submitted comments for each bill by the most recent, by votes for, or by votes against.
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| Against | I don't read anything in this bill that prevents prosecution of animal owners who put their animals down because they are sick or injured. So is it mandating the services of vetrinarians, who get more expensive by the minute? Also, does this prevent individuals from raising animals for meat? This is a bad bill that micromanages citizens. This is very un-Nevadan. | Jun-05-2011 |
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| Against | May-30-2011 | |
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| For | Dear Assemblymembers: I am writing to urge your support of SB 223. I wish that we could be there to testify in person, but our jobs will not allow us to attend. I believe strongly in the words of Mahatma Gandhi who said: “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” Animals have no voice and to demonstrate the greatness and moral progress of Nevada, we need to be the voice of Cooney, and other animals who have been maliciously and intentionally injured or killed. We found and adopted a gentle cat, Vincent, who had been sprayed in the face with mace (or some other type of toxic chemical) and abandoned in a parking lot. The callous cruelty of the perpetuators of the torture of Cooney and Vincent should not be punished by a mere slap on the wrist. We also believe that Cooney's law is important because: · Studies show there is a link between animal abuse and domestic violence · Studies show there is a link between animal abuse and violent tendencies, crimes (rape, murder) · It gives law enforcement a tool to hold animal abusers accountable, especially where domestic violence has occurred or been threatened. · Currently, anyone could torture, mutilate, beat or kill their pet, OR even worse, YOUR pet, and it's ONLY a misdemeanor. · There's already Felony provisions for show dogs, let's include all pets. Please support SB 223 and make such malicious and cruel acts of torture a felony the first time, and not just the first time for show dogs. People should not get away with cruelty to animals. A slap on the hand is not punishment. | May-19-2011 |
| For | May-19-2011 | |
| For | Anyone who would oppose this bill most likely has sociopathic tendencies themselves (http://www.mcafee.cc/Bin/sb.html) Not watering your dog is already grounds for a misdemeanor charge under NRS. What should be the penalty for not giving your dog water when it's 120 degrees in Southern NV and the dog lives in the back yard? And, for those who say animal cruelty will have harsher penalties than human cruelty: simply NOT TRUE. Why should we WAIT until someone commits a felony on a human to hold them accountable instead of punishing them when they torture or kill an animal. Animal abusers will most likely graduate to humans. PLZ PASS THIS BILL! | May-18-2011 |
| For | Please support this Bill | May-17-2011 |
| For | May-17-2011 | |
| Against | I am against this legislation because it's broad, someone who forgets to water his pet could be hit with misdeamenor charges, what about asomeone who shoots a coyote, bad legislation.It goes to far, it will result in witch hunts. | May-17-2011 |
| For | This bill is long over due. Please support it. | May-17-2011 |
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| For | Please, protect all of our pets. | May-16-2011 |
| For | May-15-2011 | |
| For | May-13-2011 | |
| For | Animal abuse is a terrible crime that ought to be treated as such in order to protect not just animals, but people too, since there is a strong correlation between violence towards animals and violence towards people. | May-11-2011 |
| For | Please pass this. Cruelty SHOULD be a felony. Thank you. | May-11-2011 |
| For | Please pass this bill so that it becomes law. Animal cruelty, especially those like what that man did to Cooney, have got to be considered more serious than just misdemeanors. Also, often people that abuse animals also abuse people, whether it be their spouses or children. Making serious acts of animal cruelty a felony from the 1st time they are committed may keep a child or spouse abuse off the streets. Let's make SB223 a law! | May-11-2011 |
| Against | May-10-2011 | |
| Against | May-10-2011 | |
| Against | Vote NO on SB223: It creates harsher penalties for animal cruelty than for human cruelty. This bill is overkill and unnecessary. | May-10-2011 |
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| Against | May-10-2011 | |
| For | May-10-2011 | |
| For | This is critically important and long overdue. We must help animals and at the same time help the families where these horrible crimes occur. | May-10-2011 |
| For | Anyone found guilty of intentionally harming an animal should receive a felony conviction and the harshest punishment possible. It's also been proven that people who abuse animals have no qualms about abusing others, including children and the elderly... another good reason for passing this bill. | May-10-2011 |
| For | The torturing and killing of animals will continue until the penalties are harsher. This is a great bill to protect our pets. | May-09-2011 |
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| Against | Over-criminalization and a can of worms we don't need. | May-09-2011 |
| Against | Overkill. Not needed. | May-09-2011 |
| For | May-09-2011 | |
| For | I cannot imagine what kind of uncaring, unbalanced and inhumane person would oppose this bill. | May-09-2011 |
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| For | a must pass for Nevada! | May-06-2011 |
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| For | May-04-2011 | |
| For | Please protect Nevada's animals from cruelty! | May-04-2011 |
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| For | Please vote FOR this bill! The rights of animals protects the rights of humans! | May-03-2011 |
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| For | May-03-2011 | |
| For | People have gotten away with cruelty, torture & neglect to animals lives for way too long. Their lives are just as precious as ours. The fact that nothing has been done sooner & it's been allowed to go on for this long says a lot about our "civilized" society. ALL life needs to be valued! | May-03-2011 |
| For | I AM IN FULL SUPPORT OF THIS BILL! It is a tradgedy that our animals can be tortured, mutilated and killed... we can have evidence and a confession and the worst thing that happens is the equivalence of a speeding ticket. LET SHOW THE COUNTRY WE ARE NOT HILLBILLIES! | May-03-2011 |
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| For | If we can't be humane to helpless animals, who are we going to be humane to!!! | May-03-2011 |
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| For | please support the bill | May-02-2011 |
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| For | our society must protect the innocent | May-02-2011 |
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| Against | May-02-2011 | |
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| For | The Senate has done the right thing and passed this. I hope the Assembly follows suit. | May-02-2011 |
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| For | Nevada needs to stand up against Animal Cruelty! Animal Cruelty leads to other crimes. | May-02-2011 |
| For | I want this bill to be considered so that animal abuse carries a higher consequence. | May-02-2011 |
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| For | This bill needs to be passed! How can it be ok to have a criminal who (disembowels a dog while it's alive) running loose on the street? Maybe it will be your dog next, or someones child, or loved one...Nevada needs to wake up and smell the coffee. There is no good argument against this bill. The only people that need to be concerned are those who intentionally harm animals... | May-02-2011 |
| Against | May-02-2011 | |
| For | This honestly shouldn't even NEED to be voted on. Any crime, against human or animal, should be justifiably chargable. | May-01-2011 |
| For | Stealing property (cars, jewelry, etc)are considered felonies because of the value placed on the objects. So why isn't it a felony when a person purposely, cruely, maliciously destroys the LIFE of an animal? Does that LIFE not have value? | May-01-2011 |
| Against | Unfortunately the Senate sent you this likely unconstitutional bill which could lead to legal chalenges. "Get even" anonymous phone calls from angry neighbors opens a can of worms. NO, NO don't pass this bill. | May-01-2011 |
| For | Apr-30-2011 | |
| For | Any person who harms ANY living creature should be held accountable to the full extent of the law! It is a felony to kill a person and it should be the same if you kill an animal! | Apr-30-2011 |
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| For | We need to support this bill it is important to make sure the animals have a voice and can be protected against cruelty and unjust situations, if we have an abuser in our lives we have the avenues and abilities to report it and get something done the animals depend on us to speak for them HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!! wake up Nevada!!!! | Apr-29-2011 |
| For | Apr-29-2011 | |
| For | Apr-28-2011 | |
| For | Apr-28-2011 | |
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| For | There's been an alarming increase in animal cruelty incidents. We cannot continue ignoring this issue & treating it as though it's not a serious, violent crime. We're one of 5 remaining states in the nation that does not acknowledge the seriousness of this crime. | Apr-28-2011 |
| For | I wish the bill were stronger, but I'm grateful for any help we can give to animals. They're not toys; they're sentient beings. | Apr-28-2011 |
| For | I wish the bill went further, but it's much better than what we have in place currently. The mores of society are changing and along with that comes cruelty in many forms that this state hasn't dealt with before. Trapping and hunting are long time traditions and should not be interfered with. This bill is not invasive against any group except animal abusers. I did notice there are reasons in the "for" column, and the against are blank. Nobody except the crimianal element will be affected by this. | Apr-26-2011 |
| For | I personally think the sentence should be harsher but this is a start. | Apr-26-2011 |
| Against | Apr-26-2011 | |
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| Against | Apr-25-2011 | |
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| Against | Apr-25-2011 | |
| For | This is a very important bill, it's not about touchy feely, it's about getting vicous people off the street. It is not about humans versus animal rights. here's a plan; lets give them both rights. I am sick of the animal rightists but these people who are saying they think it's okay to torture animals seem to be defending their right to do that. No person of integrity would stand before any legislative body and believe that dismembering any living creature with a boxcutter should be a walk away crime. The NVpaw people are making HSUS look sane. If you want stronger laws protecting humans go for that through the process, dumping a good law just because you dog agree with the person who brought it forward is bad for credibility. | Apr-25-2011 |
| For | Apr-25-2011 | |
| For | Read the bill, where are the " anonymous" complaints listed. There is a confidential til charged reading, learn what you are against. It's people shooting in the dark at the wrong target who creat havoc. Why the paranoia about a bill that makes a crime of violence less than a felony. If domestic abuse is lightweight, bring it to Carson and tighten it up. | Apr-25-2011 |
| Against | I am an avid animal lover and animal owner. I care for many animals that have been discarded by others. I do not condone cruelty in any manner for animals or humans. However, in reviewing this bill, it appears to create a harsher penalty for animal cruelty than for human cruelty. Due to the anonymity of reporting and seizure ability, constitutional due process rights and property rights are violated. Good intentions, bad bill. | Apr-25-2011 |
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| Against | If this bill passes, it will create a harsher penalty for animal cruelty than for human cruelty. Law enforcement testified that under this bill if they went into a domestic situation where there was spousal abuse and dog or cat abuse, it would only be a misdemeanor for the spousal abuse but a felony for the animal abuse. | Apr-25-2011 |
| Against | It mandates that anyone reporting animal abuse will remain anonymous. It makes revealing the identity of an anonymous reporting person a misdemeanor. This may sound like a good thing, but radical animal rights groups like HSUS and ASPCA are abusing this provision in other states where they have gotten this into law, and seizing animals based on “anonymous tips,” where the owner is then never charged with a crime. This results in constitutional due process rights violations and property rights violations to the owner, and their property is seized without due process or recompense. There are now numerous court challenges recently to these “raids” and several have been deemed illegal and unconstitutional. | Apr-25-2011 |
| Against | Way over reactive and open for abuse. This bill would put my pets at the mercy of a neighbor who didn't like something about me or my pets. | Apr-25-2011 |
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| For | Needs to be done, it will reduce repeat offenders and may help make people think before they take their anger out on an animal. | Apr-25-2011 |
| For | This bill is essential, not as a deterrent; although it may help there.itThis has validity in removing these people from our communites. A stiffer penalty may not stop the first offense, but has proven effective for repeat offenders. All the hoopla about what comes next is just that hoopla and fear mongering. We don't need a registry, but we do need a felony. | Apr-25-2011 |
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| Against | This is strictly a BAD Bill and Must be defeated! thank You | Apr-25-2011 |
| For | Apr-21-2011 | |
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| For | Apr-20-2011 | |
| For | Animal Cruelty / Abuse of ANY kind should have Harsher punishment the First Time. Let's show the nation that Vegas is NOT an Anything Goes good or bad type of city. | Apr-19-2011 |
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| For | Apr-16-2011 | |
| Against | Apr-14-2011 | |
| For | you as our legislators are responsible to make sure that all creatures are provided a safe environment to live in. animals are God's purest creations. you have been placed in a position of authority, by God, to enact HIS laws, to do otherwise is unfathomable. | Apr-14-2011 |
| For | Keep pushing this one through. This change needs to be made to NRS. I hope you have all read the story of Cooney and were as saddened and sickened as I was. Also the provision about separating a pup/kitten from its mother needs to go further. We need to stop back yard breeders. There are enough animals in shelters (I have two). PASS THIS INTO LAW AND CHANGE THE NRS!!!! | Apr-14-2011 |
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| For | Apr-13-2011 | |
| For | Be their voice! Help these innocent animals. | Apr-13-2011 |
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| For | The inhumane, cruel, tortuous, neglect treatment of animals has got to be met with stiffer penalties. The blatant disregard of life and the infliction of pain upon another living creature is unacceptable. Numerous studies show these abusers have a higher propensity to harm or kill humans as well. | Apr-13-2011 |
| For | There is no valid excuse for not making this bill into a law. I am disgusted that our state is so behind most other states in this country when it comes to protect animals. | Apr-12-2011 |
| For | Quite frankly, I was shocked to learn that Nevada has such a lenient attitude regarding animal cruelty. I urge you to take violence seriously, and support SB 223. | Apr-12-2011 |
| For | Apr-12-2011 | |
| For | I am a strong believer and supporter of the law to be enforced regarding animal cruelty-- BILL SB 223. Please, support this bill as we don't want to see any more cruelty on animals. Treat this as a FELONY. Thank you. | Apr-12-2011 |
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| For | I may be too late to sign the petition but I can still voice my opinion. Please see that this law gets passed. It is proven that animal abuse and domestic abuse is connected. Anyone that could intentionally hurt a helpless, innocent animal is capable of worse. Like hurting children and woman. The monster that hurt this poor, defenseless animal, needs to be punished along with any others capable of this kind of act. Put away and kept away from society so they cannot get another animal to hurt or harm a person. Thank you Georgia Rahas 6250 W. Flamingo Rd., #147 LV, NV 89103 | Apr-11-2011 |
| For | Please support this bill!! | Apr-11-2011 |
| For | How can anyone be against this bill? A pet, or any animal, should not have to endure being harmed or mutilated. Animal abuse should be a felony. With stiff penalties. | Apr-11-2011 |
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| For | Abusing animals is an act of inhumanity, it is a red flag of a sick demented person and the animals need protection. | Apr-11-2011 |
| Against | Not needed in this State | Apr-10-2011 |
| For | Currently, it's only a misdemeanor to: torture, cruelly beat or unjustifiably injure, maim, mutilate, starve, let die of thirst, or kill an animal, whether belonging to the person or to another. It only becomes a Felony after you've abused your 3rd animal. It's currently a Felony under NV law (NRS 574.107) to tamper with a show-dog. We believe all animals deserve this protection. SB 223 “Cooney's Law” is important because: · Studies show there is a link between animal abuse and domestic violence · Studies show there is a link between animal abuse and violent tendencies, crimes (rape, murder) · It gives law enforcement a tool to hold animal abusers accountable, especially where domestic violence has occurred or been threatened. · Currently, anyone could torture, mutilate, beat or kill their pet OR, even worse, YOUR pet, and it's ONLY a misdemeanor. · There's already Felony provisions for show dogs, let's include all pets. | Apr-10-2011 |
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| For | After reading Cooney's story I feel compelled to do something. As a society it is a shame that intentionally hurting innocent, helpless anmals isn't already a felony. Monsters like the man that hurt Cooney and others like him should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. | Apr-10-2011 |
| Against | Let's get real. This is a solution looking for a problem.What next? A bill to register animals to vote? | Apr-10-2011 |
| For | Apr-09-2011 | |
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| For | No Comment | Apr-05-2011 |
| For | We need to send a strong message in our society that this behavior is as wrong as torturing and killing people. Surely this anger and violence toward animals ends up aimed at people too. | Apr-04-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Apr-04-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Apr-03-2011 |
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| For | This will serve as a deterrent to cruelty to animals. | Apr-03-2011 |
| For | grow some balls and pass the dam bill | Apr-02-2011 |
| Against | The law is to broad in its definition of what cruelty is. A Rancher or Property owner could be prosecuted for protecting their land against varmits and other pests. The current law should be sufficient. It seems certain interest groups want to use this to empower themselves. | Mar-31-2011 |
| For | people who committ intentional cruelty against animals often go on to abuse people- they are criminals in any civilized society and a public menace- they need to be aggressively and severely punsihed by law. Every living creature has the right to be treated humanely. Cooney a little pet dog was brutally killed by her owner with a box cutter last October- she could not save herself- the Citizens of this state have a duty to protect innocent animals against violent criminals. | Mar-31-2011 |
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| For | No Comment | Mar-30-2011 |
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| For | Pass this bill. Protect the helpless animals. A NO BRAINER here!! PLEASE!!!!!! | Mar-29-2011 |
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| For | Animal abuse is the same as any abuse towards a human, and the abusers should be held accountable. | Mar-29-2011 |
| For | Nevada now has the chance to step up to the plate and make first time animal cruely a felony. | Mar-29-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-29-2011 |
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| For | Let's speak up for all our furry friends who cannot! Thank you | Mar-29-2011 |
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| For | we need laws so that our complaints have substance with law enforcement. | Mar-29-2011 |
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| For | Please support this much needed legislation. It will save us money in the long run. | Mar-29-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-29-2011 |
| For | According to the FBI, a history of cruelty to animals is one trait that appears over and over in serial killers and even rapists. The one group of animals that suffer the most by abuse is companion animals There has long been a link between cruelty to animals and sociopathic behavior. This is something that parents and  authorities should take  seriously.  This behavior can lead to serious issues later in life. The animals of the world do not deserve to be treated inhumanely. | Mar-29-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-28-2011 |
| For | As an animal lover I'm horrified knowing people are punished so little for such heinous crimes against animals. | Mar-28-2011 |
| For | I am so proud of my daughter, Gina Greisen, who has worked tirelessley on bill SB223 She has devoted her time and skills to help those who do not have a voice, (the animals.) Why? Someone has to do it. | Mar-28-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Mar-28-2011 |
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| For | Killing an innocent animal is a crime!! No different than killing a human. | Mar-27-2011 |
| For | Animal cruelty is the very beginning of cruelty to humans. PLEASE help our defenseless animals. | Mar-27-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-27-2011 |
| Against | another push by animal rights activists, not animal welfare advocates | Mar-26-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-26-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Mar-26-2011 |
| For | Pease read the existing law before making comments. It's ok to be against but some of this is so far off the mark. There is nothing in this bill to define cruelty. That is not on the table. This is a sentencing bill for after the determination has been made by a judge. | Mar-26-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-25-2011 |
| For | Please pass this bill it helps and protects innocent animals from cruelty and suffer. | Mar-25-2011 |
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| For | Animals, like children, are at the mercy of irresponsible adults. My feeling is if you can be cruel to an animal, you can be cruel to children and others and are on the path to being a criminal. Someone has to protect these creatures so please consider this bill. | Mar-25-2011 |
| For | This is a common sense law that should have no issue being passed. Animals should be treated NO DIFFERENTLY than humans. PASS SB223! | Mar-25-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-25-2011 |
| For | YOU MUST PASS THIS BILL! STOP THE ABUSE & SADISTIC ACTIONS OF SICK PEOPLE! NEXT TIME, IT COULD BE A CHILD! THIS KIND OF ABUSE MUST BE PUNISHABLE AS AN ACT OF FELONY! | Mar-25-2011 |
| For | Please VOTE in FAVOR of Bill SB 223 "Crooney's Law" The law as it exists now does not protect our animals. Acts of cruelty to animals is only punishable by a misdemeanor for the first TWO offenses! Not until the 3rd offense is it a felony. Nevada is one of the last states who does not have a bill in place to protect our animals. Don't let Nevada be the only state to say no in ending cruelty to animals. Our animals deserve our vote. | Mar-25-2011 |
| For | STOP THE ABUSE- PLEASE PASS THAT BILL. THANK YOU | Mar-25-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-25-2011 |
| For | "The greatness of a nation/state and its moral progress can be judged by how its animals are treated." Truer words were never spoken. Can you rise to the occasion and be the compassionate people that we need? This bill needs to be passed. It is a statement for many things, and without question the right thing to do. PLEASE do the right thing. | Mar-25-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-24-2011 |
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| Against | Current law is adequate. Now why don't you get on with serious business of the State! | Mar-24-2011 |
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| For | You only have to be a decent human being to support this bill, not necessarily an animal lover, although I am. PLEASE show the voters of NV that you are all decent human beings. | Mar-24-2011 |
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| For | It is about time this state takes a hard stand on animal cruelty. Animal abuse has become way to prevalent and widely accepted by today's society. It is a proven fact that animal abusers go on to commit violent crimes against humans includes abuse and murder. I am a Las Vegas resident and I'm extremely upset to learn that our police dept. is more worried about their increased workload than they are the fact that charging these people could decrease other crimes. Please vote to enact this bill so anima | Mar-24-2011 |
| For | There is no reason why this shouldn't pass. If you have a heart, you will pass this. | Mar-24-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-24-2011 |
| For | Please end the barbaric treatment of animals in Nevada. It is shameful that animals can be tortured and the abuser can go unpunished. This should be a felony with a mandatory jail sentence. The connection between serial killers and animal torture is well established and the more we ignore this savage behavior the more we invite depraved people to go unpunished and untreated. | Mar-24-2011 |
| Against | And what is this going to cost a state that is currently on the financial ropes? The legislature needs to consider thing other than animal cruelty when it proposes laws that will cost money. | Mar-24-2011 |
| For | Animal cruelty needs to be taken much more serious than it is!It needs to stop and people need to be held accountable. | Mar-24-2011 |
| For | support the bill | Mar-24-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | Please pass this bill. Animals need to be protect just like a child needs to be protect . They both have no way to speak up for themselves. | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| Against | not clear, does not define abuse or animal well enough. Some groups define pet ownership or riding a horse as abuse. Too much left to law enforcement discretion | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | Please HELP THE ANIMALS!! | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | Please help our animals. It is up to all of us to keep them safe to look out for their well being. | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | Please support and pass Cooney's Law. The animals are counting on us humans for their protection & well-being as well as their lives. Thank you! | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | PLEASE I BEG YOU TO SUPPORT THIS BILL. WE NEVADA RESIDENTS NEED COONEY'S LAW TO PASS. THANK YOU!! | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | Please support this very important bill protecting innocent animals in the state of Nevada. An individual who can inflict horrendous acts of abuse on animals, has no conscience and will continue to do so unless stopped. Research has proven that those who abuse animals often carry it over to human beings. Let us join the 40 other states in this country who abide by humanitarian principals! | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | Animal cruelty penalties need to be made tougher. Please pass this bill. | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | Just a reminder. The Sheriff's dept did not oppose the entire bill, they only wanted fod and water redacted as felonies. | Mar-23-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| Against | To ambiguous as written. | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | Any miss treatment and or abuse of ANY animal should be a felony | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | About time folks! | Mar-23-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | Please support SB 223. Dogs need our voice. By making animal cruelty a felony and not a misdemeanor, word would quickly spread that you cannot abuse an animal. Abused and neglected animals have few rights. It is my belief that those who do not care for animals properly are hiding criminal activities or mental instability and are incapable of caring for animals. Animal control complaints should also be anonymous as I personally have not reported a neighbor because of fear of repercussion, at first | Mar-23-2011 |
| Against | This is a very poorly written bill that will allow for subjectivity within law enforcement on the definition of cruelty. Needs more specificity. | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | There are so many senseless acts of cruelty against innocent animals-it is time we give them a voice and hold people accountable for their cruel actions against animals | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | Please protect pets and animals and support this bill! | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | Please pass bill SB223. Nevada should not be the last state to get on board with harsher penalties for animal cruelty. | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | We have to protect or animals from cruel and inhumane violence. Our law enforcement should be ashamed of themselves for being against this bill. Sounds like a bunch of laziness. | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | Please support this bill, our animals need our voice to save them from cruelty and harm | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | This bill is long overdue. I am shocked we have no better protection for innocent animals. | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | This bill should be passed. It should also be amended to exclude the ranchers and farmers fromwhat are generally accepted practices in their industry. The bill should be made clear that it is directed at the connection between domestic violence/abuse and animal violence/abuse. For those wishing to include the farmers and ranchers, use a separate bill under the guise of Agriculture. | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | Please support SB 223 - "Cooney's Law" | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | I believe anyone that hurts and helpless animal should have mandatory psychiatric evaluation and subsequent counseling for at least a year... | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | Please do the right thing and help put an end to animal abuse. | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | PLEASE support this bill. There should be zero tolerance for animal cruelty. It is despicable and should carry the weight of felony charges. | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | In our society animals tend to be treated solely as property, especially where domesticated animals are concerned. The procurement and proliferation of these animals has largely gone unchecked and unregulated for way too long. It might be impossible to fairly punish those who merely neglect animals, but I would hope that Nevada could finally see fit to levy punishment against those who would purposefully do harm to these living creatures that have no voice or means to otherwise defend themselves against | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | Animal abuse should not just be a misdemeanor, it should be a felony. | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | Please, pass this bill, this type of cruelty should always be a felony, and suffer the consequences. | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | This bill is long over due. | Mar-23-2011 |
| For | The love animals give humans is great and everlasting. please give the same back. | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | I am a survivor of domestic violence and child abuse. Animal abuse goes hand in hand with domestic and child abuse. Please help these animals. | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | People who abuse animals also abuse children and other people. Serial killers and murderers often began torturing and killing animals and escalate to torturing and killing people. | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | I support Cooney's law. I believe cruelty to an animal, like Cooney, should be considered a felony. I think a prison sentence is justified. | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | Please vote to support Cooney's law and provide protection to all of our animals, not just show dogs. | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | Animals are to be protected from violence or mistreatment by humans. Acts of violence against an animal needs to be treated as felony. | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | Please vote to support Cooney's law and provide protection to all of our animals, not just show dogs. | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | This bill should be made a law immediately. It is long over due. Anyone who hurts an innocent animal deserves to be in jail. | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | Stop cruelty to animals. Impose more strict penalties. | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | We need an update to our laws against animal cruelty! It's not fair to our animals if we don't! | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | It's called Cooneys Law because the owner of the dog, Cooney, split her open with a box cutter and watched her die with her insides falling out and NOTHING was done to him.....and there are other examples of sick human behavior against animals who cannot fight back. It needs to pass!!! | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | B223 strengthens state animal cruelty statutes which are only misdemeanors on the first offense, regardless of how willful and malicious the act is. Under this bill, such offenses would be a felony on the first offense. | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | We need to hold people responsible for animal cruelty. Dog fights are an act of animal cruelty but the dogs are the ones punished and the owners walk free to repeat the offense all over again. | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | Cruelty to all animals must be stopped!! | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | It is a well documented fact, that animal abusers, whose violence is left unchecked will most often graduate to human abuse and violence. Crimes of violence in our society, whether committed on an animal or a human, must be punished severely or the escalation of violence will continue. It is time for Nevada to stand up and join all the other states that have made animal abuse a felony crime. I read in the newspaper, that the ranchers and hunters are opposed to this bill. Pleases don't allow the positio | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | Please end the cruelty to animals in Nevada by making the punishment a felony. SB223 has the ability to help animals who can only speak nonverbally to be treated appropriately and give our law enforcement officials the ability to effectively stop animal cruelty. I understand this bill comes before your committee tomorrow. I hope the legislature will help those who can't speak to be treated as the sentient beings they are. Thank you. | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | Torturing, beating, maiming, starving, etc, an innocent animal is despicable. That it is only a misdemeanor is unbelievable. ALL incidents of cruelty must not only be felonies but must be accompanied by a long prison sentence. It is the equivalent of child abuse. These animals have no way to call for help, or report anyone who has abused them. Please, pass this bill. | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | Please support SB223 to give our companion animals many of us view as family justice when they are mistreated. Thank you. | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | Please pass this BILL 223 any act of cruelty to animals SHOULD be a Felony!! animals are no different that children in the sense that they are helpless victims and exploited by humans! thanks you! | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | Make first time animal cruelty a felony. | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | Please support bill! | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | It is the same as murdering a small defenseless child. | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | We need to make this a felony | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | I'm very passionate about giving animals a voice and fighting for their rights. Please help them...they are helpless without our help. Just a concerned citizen who wants animal rights protected. We need tougher laws concerning animal cruelty. Tougher penalties for those who abuse innocent animals will save lives. Help save lives...they are helpless without your help. Give them a voice. | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SHOULD ALWAYS BE A FELONY | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | Stiffer penalties are absolutely required to punish those to commit these inhumane acts. Thank you!! | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | Do you want these sickkos living next door to you you, your kids and your family pets? If not for giving a voice to voiceless animals, lets give a voice to our humanity, as in 'humane'. Thank you. | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| Against | I think we all want our pets to be treated well and commercial operators need to be monitored or some may mistreat animals. How do we eliminate pests, raise animals for food, and eliminate unwanted, sick, or suffering animals? Is the SPCA guilty? | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | You must pass this bill. | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | We must strengthen our animal cruelty laws in NV. As it stands now, the animals have little to no protection and perpetrators of even the most violent acts walk away with a slap on wrist. This is no longer acceptable. Please pass this bill. | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | These types of offenses should have been made felonies from day one! Please pass this bill now! | Mar-22-2011 |
| For | One can only hope that we exercise our ability to protect the innocent in every way possible. That includes children AND animals. Do the right thing. | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | Please do not allow more of our fellow Nevadans to act in such despicable ways towards animals with no accountability. They must be held to a higher standard for their actions. Thank you. | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | It's time to make wilfull and malicious acts of cruelty a felony in NV. | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
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| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
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| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | Anyone that would hurt an animal will hurt a human. Stop the abuse! | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | This is important. Please pass. | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | The time is NOW to recognize and acknowledge that animals have feelings; they love unconditionally; they ask only for food, shelter and love. Animals are God's creatures and they have a very real purpose - pets, therapy animals and service animals, companions, etc. They should never be subjected to cruelty. Whether they are mutts or show animals there should be no discrimination. ALL ACTS OR CRUELTY MUST BE CLASSIFIED AS A FELONY! | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
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| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
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| For | Please pass this legislation | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
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| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | I favor drawing and quartering, but an upgrade to felony status is a closer to making the punishment fit the crime. | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | make it a felony to mistreat animals | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | Most people who commit crimes against animals will eventually commit a crime against their fellow man. Most mass murders started on animals. Passing this bill is important for those who can't speak for themselves and will protect those of us who can. | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | Statistics overwhelmingly prove animal abusers harm people later. The cost ofprosecution is minute compared to the loss of a life or harm to women & children later. Present laws are weak and unenforced. | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| Against | Oh Please!! This is a poorly written bill and we have much more important matters to attend to. | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | I have long believed that the cruelty laws here in Nevada are too lax. My husband and I are in total support of a measure mandating more severe penalties for these abusive acts. | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | Dogs are the only creatures I know of, which give unconditional love to their owners. Giving them the voice they dont have is the least we can do to recognize their loyalty to us. From my almost 70 years of observing life on this planet, most people dont deserve to have a dog. "Dogs are much better than people." | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | without reasonable consequences for mistreating defenseless animals the potential to have re-occurances of animal cruelty continues to exist. | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | Domestic animals rely on humans for their well being and care. They cannot take care of themselves. It is our duty as humans to recognize this and impose the same punishment on crimes against animals as we do on crimes against other humans. I can't imagine what the argument against passage of this bill would be. | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | Cruelty is cruelty, no matter if it be human or animal. Please support SB223. | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | I strongly support this bill. It has been needed for many years. Please vote for this. | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | How can heinous crimes be misdeameanors! | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | Please pass this bill to make people accountable for their despicable actions towards animals. If a human being can torture, maim and/or kill an animal, what is to stop them from doing that to their own children or family? | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-21-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | This in support of SB223. Furthermore, all Animal Breeders should be required to pay a 500% increase in License fees, to discourage accessive breeding, which creates substandard animals not qualified for "Show" competitions and "Pure Breed" certification. Animals are part of a human family, should treated as such and should be subject to the same laws as humans, not to mention reducing the amount of "Rescue Pets" and associated costs to finance Animal Shelters with Tax Payer monies. | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | This is important legislation that deserves to become law in Nevada. I urge you to support and pass sB223 and make it a felony for cruelty to animals. | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | Please support SB 223 - No to animal cruelty, make it a felony Patricia Long Coyner Delbert C. Coyner Michael Sean Coyner 710 Hot Springs Rd. #7 Carson City, NV. 89706 | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | I would urge you to please consider all the potential benefits of SB 223 (Cooney’s Law) amending NRS cruelty law(s) to include felony penalties. The risk of taking no action to improve the existing law(s) has implications that have and would continue to impact the very core of our society. Please listen to those who will speak, not just from their hearts but also from experience. Few things in this world move and motivate people with more passion and conviction than children and animals. They repres | Mar-20-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-20-2011 |
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| For | No Comment | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | As the Executive Director of the SPCA of Northern Nevada I see too many acts of animal cruelty go unpunished because of weak laws. This bill is necessary to give law enforcement the tools they need to deal with individuals that commit these horrendous crimes. The Cooney situation was very difficult for our staff, volunteers and donors to understand as it was a terribly violent crime. The man who committed this crime is a dangerous individual who needed to be confined to keep him from being a danger to soc | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | The only discussion should be how long to imprison the guilty. Sentences should be very lengthy. | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-20-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Mar-20-2011 |
| Against | The simpler our laws, the more common sense the people will use. Stop micro-managing us! | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | I tend to be wary of burdening law enforcement by making all bad acts into felonies, but extreme animal abuse is a sign of either mental illness or extreme antisocial behavior. The sooner society deals with these individuals effectively, the better for us all. Please protect the rest of us by passing SB 223. | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | It is important that this be made a felony. Cruelty to animals is linked to domestic violence and other violent acts. | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-20-2011 |
| For | Currently it only a misdomeaner to torture, cruelly beat or unjustifiably injure, maim, mutilate, starve, let die of thirst, or kill an animal, whether belonging to the person or to another. It only becomes a Felony after you've abused your 3rd animal. It's currently a Felony under NV law(NRS 574.107) to tamper with a show dog. I believe all animals deserve this protection. | Mar-19-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-19-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-19-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-19-2011 |
| For | Please pass this bill; malicious and painful acts against an animal should be a felony. | Mar-19-2011 |
| For | I am strongly in favor of this bill. | Mar-19-2011 |
| For | NV law must make animal abuse a felony. We do not live in the Dark Ages. Animal abuse is NOT ACCEPTABLE. | Mar-19-2011 |
| For | Yes, should be punishable as a felony the first time. | Mar-19-2011 |
| For | I support this bill with all my heart! We cannot continue to teach future generations that animals have less value and that their lives have lesser worth. There is no punishment for maliciously injuring or killing an animal and that I think is the worser crime, that we can sit idle and do nothing. As humans we have an obligation to be better. We have to be the voice for those that don't have one, we have to stand up and protect those that can't protect themselves or we are no better then the ones who do | Mar-19-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-19-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-19-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-18-2011 |
| For | Please pass this bill!!! It is the right thing to do! | Mar-18-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-18-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-18-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-18-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-18-2011 |
| For | I support this revision and ask my representative legislators to do the same. Animal cruelty is indicative of other types of cruelty, including human cruelty. This can make a difference in the prevention of harm to animals and others. | Mar-18-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-18-2011 |
| For | What happened to Cooney was inhumane and sick. If someone can do those kind of acts without remorse or thought to a helpless living being like her, they could do it to a human being as well. People like this need to be locked up and put away for the good of the community. | Mar-18-2011 |
| For | We must have laws that punish persons who have commited these types of cruety acts and prevent them from continuing such acts in the futere either against animals or humans | Mar-18-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-18-2011 |
| Against | I do not support this bill. It is too much. If this passes, it will be a bigger crime in Nevada to abuse an animal than to abuse a child or for crimes like DUI. Yes, animals should be cared for and treated humanely, but it should not be a stiffer penalty to mistreat and animal than a human. But that is what animal rights people want, as there agenda is less about animal welfare than about punishing animal ownership. Besides if you look at the fiscal impacts of this done by the prisons, there is only | Mar-18-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-18-2011 |
| For | It is time Nevada stepped up to the plate against Animal Cruelty. There is a direct link between Animal Cruelty and violent crimes against humans. Give the animals some justice and send a message to potential offenders. Intentional and malicious killing of an animal should be a Felony in our state! | Mar-17-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-17-2011 |
| Against | The humane society and animal contol are seekng police powers. Animal abuse is ugly but not felony status. | Mar-17-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-17-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Mar-17-2011 |
| For | People who committ cruelty to animals are more apt to hurt people, including children. It should be treated as if they hurt a person. Most serial killers started out hurting/killing animals. | Mar-17-2011 |
| For | would like to see entire bill. | Mar-16-2011 |
| For | I am in favor of this bill, the fiscal impact statement is typical of the DOC in anticapating work load. This will not present an unfair burden on the taxpayer, as stated clearly by the other reporting agencies. I feel the currently mandated 6 weeks weaning mandated by federal law , while not ideal, meets veterinary guidelines.The 8 weeks change will only serve to irritate breeders and create opposition to an otherwise benign bill. | Mar-16-2011 |
| Against | Too inclusive (animal) what about animals such as mice, rats, poisonous snakes? | Mar-16-2011 |
| For | Toughen up the laws so that criminals are held accountable and animals are protected. Thank you. | Mar-15-2011 |
| For | I adopted two cats who were traumatized from cruelty. Animals, like humans do not forget. I strongly support this bill. | Mar-14-2011 |
| For | I am not an animal rights activist, but have animals and love my pets. I think this bill is fair and sufficient in scope to penalize those who DELIBERATELY mistreat or neglect animals. If you can't care for them, don't own them. Take full responsibility for their care and treatment. Prevent others from abusing someone else's animal. No decent breeder would separate a pup or kitten before 8 weeks unless the mother died, so this is also a good provision to prevent puppy mills from succeeding. | Mar-11-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Mar-08-2011 |
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