[af_vet_1981]

Yet not for human babies ...

[Redleg Duke]

Definitely aimed at the Hispanic men!

[Pearls Before Swine]

Does this include flushing your emotional support hamster down the toilet?

[A_perfect_lady]

People who abuse animals will abuse humans at first opportunity, so creating a paper trail on them early is a great idea. Moreover, the dog-fighting culture coming up from Mexico is disgusting. Criminalizing it will help place illegals in the deportable category, hopefully.

[robroys woman]

Government does not exist to protect non-humans beyond treating them as any other piece of property we own that can not be damaged or stolen by someone else. What you do with your own carpet, lawn, fence or dog is none of the government’s business.

[LambSlave]

also would apply if someone kills a pet without legal privilege or consent of the animal's owner or handler.

If this means you can't kill a vicious animal trespassing on your property, or one that's attacking your pets, it's absurd.

[BuffaloJack]

Does this include cops shooting dogs?

[shelterguy]

“”””but to allow judges to ensure that people get treated before their crimes against animals “”””””

So bunnies and cats have the same rights as people?

[blackdog]

I took a stray barn cat to get spayed. Our rural vet did them for us on the kitchen table but he was too busy. The office vet told us he could not because she was pregnant. I told him it was either spay the cat or a .22. He told me he would call the county if I did that.

Barn life for kittens is dicey at best. We spayed her with the farm vet on the kitchen table the next spring. Between cows, horses, machinery, and owls, only one kitten survived.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

When I was growing up, any dog chasing or harassing livestock was fair game. Everyone knew it. If you didn't want your dog shot, keep it off pasture land.
 

[Red Badger]

What about eating you adopted Pet Pig?

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3635778/posts

[laweeks]

State senators agreed Monday to boost the penalty for intentional abuse or killing of pets unborn babies?

[Migraine]

Is a feral stray considered a pet? Probably, by some ridiculous stretch.

You can’t feed your outdoor cat w/o some malicious alley-types skulking around to steal it and intimidate your own pet.

And yet, people who try to shoo off same would be considered cruel, by some ridiculous stretch.

[ConservativeMind]

So people can’t put down their own pets? Only government, “no-kill” shelters, and veterinarians can?

Will it become a crime to run into an animal?

For the potentially positive intent this has, it is wrought with problems.

[I want the USA back]

This is gonna be fun when they find out that it applies to muzzies. Will they give the muzzies a free pass to abuse the animals that they hate: pigs and dogs?

[Lurkinanloomin]

Jeff Flake’s son been busy again?

[hadaclueonce]

If you live in the country with livestock, you must know the three S’s.