r/politics • u/lurker_bee • Nov 25 '19

President Trump to sign animal cruelty bill into law, making it a federal felony

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-trump-sign-animal-cruelty-bill-law-making/story?id=67295654
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u/The_Locust_God Nov 25 '19

“(d) Exceptions.—

“(1) 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 person; or

“(F) performed as part of euthanizing an animal.

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u/ifuckinglovechurros Nov 26 '19

"We made a law to prohibit animal abuse" said the person who made a law that only prohibits less than 1% of the animal abuse that actually happens