“The prosecutors and the police in this case deserve tremendous credit for staying focused and committed and pursuing multiple leads to bring an alleged perpetrator of this horrific act of animal cruelty to justice. Those individuals who would so callously attack a defenseless animal should be put on notice that their actions will not go unpunished. Now it is up to the Legislature to do its part by giving police and prosecutors the tools they need to deal with these types of cases in the future by passing the PAWS Act.”
The PAWS Act (Protecting Animal Welfare and Safety) was recently filed by
Senator Tarr and 75 other Massachusetts legislators to expand the penalties for
animal abuse and cruelty and to create a statewide animal abuse registry.
