House passes scaled-back 'Henry's Law'

[Dauxside]

Very sad update:

By Robert Gehrke
The Salt Lake Tribune

The House adopted legislation Friday that would make it a felony offense to torture a dog or cat, a scaled-back version of an animal torture bill that had bogged down in the Legislature for months.

Rep. Sheryl Allen, R-Bountiful. - the latest incarnation of "Henry's Law," named after a dog that was nearly killed when it was put in the oven by its owner's ex-husband - would make it a third-degree felony, punishable by up to five years in prison, for the torture of a domestic dog or cat.

It defines torture as "intentionally or knowingly causing or inflicting extreme physical pain to an animal in an especially heinous, atrocious, cruel, or exceptionally depraved manner."

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[Aescleah]

good

cheers
ashley

[FairyDogMother]

At least there is something in place unlike so many other areas.

[Dauxside]

It just upset me that they didn't have the fortitude to push a stronger bill through . But you're right, it's a small step in the right direction.