We have good news to share from Mississippi and Iowa, the only two states in the nation without a law on the books that would make acts of animal torture, like burning, drowning and intentional starvation, an automatic felony.
Recently, Mississippi’s state legislature passed a bill that would do exactly this. The Iowa law, signed on June 29, provides much-needed upgrades to the state’s animal cruelty law, including requiring outdoor shelter, grooming and veterinary care for dogs.
We are pleased to report that Mississippi recently made its first significant update to its domestic animal cruelty law in 20 years. We are still fighting for a similar outcome in Iowa.
Source: humansociety.org
