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Puerto Rico passes law making animal cruelty a felony

ENGLISH (translated by freetranslation.com, then slightly amended):


The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to the Animals of Puerto Rico
(SPCA-PR) is pleased to announce that Senate Bill 2702, to classify animal
abuse as
a felony offense, was approved and signed into law on Septembre 22, 2004.
The new Law 439, amends Puerto Rico's animal cruelty Law 67.

The bill was presented by the Senator Eudaldo Báez Galib, who worked with
together with the SPCA of PR. The Bill was passed unanimously both in the
House and Senate.

Thanks to this new law, Puerto Rico will be able to
continue evolving like a nation civilized and compassionate. To fight the
violence and the crime in Puerto Rico it is necessary to begin to take
seriously animal abuse. The acts of cruelty against the animals are a
reflection of anti-social conduct. The Federal Bureau of Investigations
(Federal Bureau of Investigation) in the United States has indicated the
cruelty against the animals as a typical characteristic to identify youths
with potential to become criminals in the future.

The SPCA-PR thanks all the ones that helped achieve this historic
measure of law for animal rights. Especially the
author of the project, the Honorable one Eudaldo Báez Galib.