[Longbow1969]

"first person to be convicted in Frederick County for felony animal cruelty"

Ugh. Soon it will be a more serious crime to smack your pet...oops....I mean animal companion, than it is to assault, rape, torture and/or kill a human being.

I wonder if I committed hundreds of thousands of counts of felony petacide when I flushed my nephews sea monkeys down the toilet. Hope the law in Frederick County isn't reading this.

Longbow

[American_Centurion]

I wonder if the law specifys what animals are qualified to be protected under this law?

If I pull the wings off a fly and let it bake in the sun is that felony animal cruelty?

What about if I stomp a gartersnake just enough for it to writhe for 2-3 minutes until it dies?

Are mousetraps/gluetraps a felony cruelty crime?

What if I raise my voice and my dog looks frightened?

Foolish laws for a society chock full of fools. We are sliding down the path of civilizing ourselves right into slavery. I would like to get off now, please.