House Bill 24 was signed by Governor DeWine on December 29, 2020. This lengthy bill goes into effect in 90 days. Most critically, HB 24 creates "care bond" hearings for…
Read FullWith the temperature in the teens for the next few days, we're sending out a reminder about shelter requirements for companion animals pursuant to state code! Cleveland enacted new animal…
Read FullGovernor John Kasich recently signed three important bills into law that concern protections for this state's animals. Here is a brief summary of each bill: (1) SB 215: Grants good…
Read FullWhat is Bestiality? Bestiality, sexual conduct between a human and an animal, is legal in Ohio unless it can be proven that unnecessary or unjustifiable pain or suffering was caused…
Read FullA New Category--The FBI Defines Animal Cruelty as a "Felony" Animal cruelty has long been categorized as a "general" crime by the FBI. The FBI, like Ohio's Bureau of Criminal…
Read FullAngels for Animals is presenting a seminar: "Animal Cruelty in Ohio, 2014" in Canfield, Ohio on Friday, May 16, 2014, starting at 9 a.m. Attorney Jeff Holland, who has prosecuted…
Read FullHouse Bill 274, which aims to make Ohio's most serious animal cruelty crimes a felony on a first offense, passed the Ohio House of Representatives on December 11, 2013. The…
Read FullUpdate on State v. Antoinette Kuenzer, a case we prosecuted for the Medina County SPCA in the Medina Municipal Court. Kuenzer was recently sentenced on her conviction for animal cruelty…
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