Animal Abuse Update – Laws on Animal Cruelty, Crush Videos, and Dog Restraints in Texas
This project answers questions about changes to Texas and federal laws in 2019 and 2021 regarding animal abuse. In 2019, Congress passed the “Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture” Act or PACT Act banning “crush videos,” which are videos recording animal abuse. In 2021, the Texas legislature passed the Safe Outdoors Dog Act which requires dogs to be restrained in a humane manner.
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Animal Abuse Update – Laws on Animal Cruelty, Crush Videos, and Dog Restraints in Texas
This project answers questions about changes to Texas and federal laws in 2019 and 2021 regarding animal abuse. In 2019, Congress passed the “Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture” Act or PACT Act banning “crush videos,” which are videos recording animal abuse. In 2021, the Texas legislature passed the Safe Outdoors Dog Act which requires dogs to be restrained in a humane manner.
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Animal Abuse Update - Laws on Animal Cruelty, Crush Videos, and Dog Restraints in Texas (PDF)DownloadShare
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