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5 pages in length. The pursuit for animal protective legislation has been an ongoing – if not frustrating – quest for virtually every American society; while significant inroads have been made in many national communities where such atrocities as cockfighting, animal abuse/cruelty felony status and pet shop conditions are concerned, there is still a long way to go before animals – including everything from livestock to wild horses to stray dogs and cats – are truly protected by comprehensive laws. Phoenix, Arizona is leading the country in this pursuit, having enacted a number of animal protective statutes to help curb the prevalence of abuse, cruelty and neglect. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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atrocities as cockfighting, animal abuse and/or cruelty felony status and pet shop conditions are concerned, there is still a long way to go before animals - including everything from livestock
to wild horses to stray dogs and cats - are truly protected by comprehensive laws. Phoenix, Arizona is leading the country in this pursuit, having enacted a number of
animal protective statutes to help curb the prevalence of abuse, cruelty and neglect (Munro 73). The Arizona Humane Society has been instrumental in lobbying for and enacting specific laws that
have significantly improved the protection of animals within the states borders. Some of the most notable efforts include Senate Bill 1174, banning cockfighting and the Puppy Lemon Law.
AHS has long recognized the need for more stringent animal cruelty / neglect / welfare laws that provide a voice for those whose only crime is being vulnerable to mans
inhumanity (Legislative Action). A tremendous feather in the cap of all efforts toward creating a more humane community, AHSs strong lobbying ability ultimately
led to the passage of Senate Bill 1174, a piece of legislature that increased intentional animal cruelty from a misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony. Signed by former Governor
Jane Dee Hull on May 4, 1999, the law gave animal protection agencies the legal teeth it needed to render convicted abusers with a much stronger sentence than mere probation;
now the convicted felon will receive a prison stay of up to one year and up to $150,000 in fines. State Senator Mark Spitzer and State Rep. Kathleen Dunbar,
who introduced and supported the bill respectively, thought enough of animal welfare and the need to toughen laws that address egregious cruelty; because of their involvement - along with the
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