The PACT Act (Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act) was signed into federal law yesterday! This is a great law that builds on 2010's Animal Crush Prohibition Act by making…[...]
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Governor 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…[...]
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A 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…[...]
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ANIMAL LEGISLATION UPDATE: HB 198, which abolishes Ohio Humane Societies' ability to appoint prosecutors to prosecute crimes against animals, was introduced in the Ohio House on 5/11/15. This is the…[...]
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State v. Jesse Fry, a case we prosecuted for the Medina County SPCA. Fry's dog "Chronos," now known as "Brutus," was kept in a crate too small to stand up…[...]
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State v. Joshua Maldonado, a case we prosecuted for the Cleveland Animal Protective League. Maldonado was found guilty of one count of animal cruelty, a first degree misdemeanor, for the…[...]
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HB 274 "Goddard's Law" has been assigned to the Ohio Senate Agriculture Committee. A sponsor hearing must be scheduled for this Bill to move on. HB 274: • Prohibits any…[...]
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The Humane Society of Greater Dayton hosts: J. Jeffrey Holland Holland & Muirden, Attorneys at Law Join us for an informational session on animal cruelty and neglect laws and cases.…[...]
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House 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…[...]
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Here is a summary of proposed Ohio House Bill 274: Holland & Muirden's Summary of Goddard's Law "M" stands for misdemeanor. "F" stands for felony. In the state of Ohio,…[...]
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