I don’t like the bill. I presume Trump signed it because he saw some political gain with an impeding election on the horizon. Or, perhaps more accurately, he was trying to avoid any political loss.
I honestly don’t know enough about the bill to have an informed opinion, and it’s not a high priority for me to find out. But I’ll say again, with confidence, this law will be abused by prosecutors to persecute people.
Meanwhile, abusers of humans are wandering the streets all over the country, often released after receiving little more than slaps on their wrists.
Yeah that’s the horrifying part.
Give the animal abusers the sentences we give the people abusers now.
And give the people abusers life sentences.
I think animal abusers should be locked up for a while because it seems like the next logical step would be hurting people.
But I could be completely wrong.
“IN GENERAL.—This section does not apply with regard to any conduct, or a visual depiction of that conduct, that is— ‘‘(A) a customary and normal veterinary, agricultural husbandry, or other animal management practice; ‘‘(B) the slaughter of animals for food; ‘‘(C) hunting, trapping, fishing, a sporting activity not otherwise prohibited by Federal law, predator control, or pest control; ‘‘(D) medical or scientific research; ‘‘(E) necessary to protect the life or property of a per-son; or ‘‘(F) performed as part of euthanizing an animal.”