There is a petition circulating on the Care 2 petition site asking for signatures in order to make all animal abuse a felony in all 50 states and stiffer penalties for violators. Currently, Idaho, Mississippi, North Dakota, and South Dakota do not have felony animal abuse laws.
The petition, which is directed towards President Obama, is also asking for an animal abuse registry, so animal abuse convicts would have to register their whereabouts in order to protect and inform other pet owners.
The petition has just over 6,000 signatures and is looking to gather 1,000,000 signatures. It can be done-please spread the word!
Click here to sign the petition.
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