Animal cruelty laws, charges and penalties in Wisconsin are so lax that offenders get short penalties and are then released to commit similar crimes again. In fact, some horrific crimes are just dismissed. The hope is that increasing the penalties for animal cruelty will make people think twice before abusing an animal. Read more on this at http://www.apainc.org/wp-content/uploads/Wisconsin-Animal-Cruelty-Summary.pdf, http://wislawjournal.com/tag/animal-cruelty/, along with how other states nationwide handle animal abuse and cruelty at http://www.straypetadvocacy.org/PDF/AnimalCrueltyLaws.pdf.
There is much room for improvement in Wisconsin in order to protect their animals statewide and humans need to speak out to help. I propose that any and all offenses against an animal be classified as a felony. Along with the felony offense and appropriate consequences, the offender would be listed as a registered animal abuser that would prevent future mistreatment, ownership and encounters with any animals for a lifetime, guaranteed. Strict measurements need to be taken and fully enforced in order to put an end to such animal cruelty. It should be common knowledge in present day that abusing any animal in any manner is cruel and unjust. This is not a new issue and humans needs to be held accountable for any actions against these living creatures. The respect and care of animals should begin with our youth, teaching them that animals are not objects without feelings. Provide stricter penalties against any human who commits an intentional form of animal abuse in any manner and give these defenseless creatures the protection they deserve.
The effort in this petition is to urge Wisconsin State Legislators to implement much tougher animal cruelty laws, charges and penalties in order to make a huge impact on society and protect defenseless animals. You can help with this issue by signing and sharing this petition.
Wisconsin State Legislators – It is very disturbing to see how menial many of your laws are regarding animal cruelty. I strongly urge you to speak out for animals and do more to protect them. I propose that any and all offenses against an animal be classified as a felony. Along with the felony offense and appropriate consequences, the offender would be listed as a registered animal abuser that would prevent future mistreatment, ownership and encounters with any animals for a lifetime, guaranteed. Strict measurements need to be taken and fully enforced in order to put an end to such animal cruelty. It should be common knowledge in present day that abusing any animal in any manner is cruel and unjust. This is not a new issue and humans needs to be held accountable for any actions against these living creatures. The respect and care of animals should begin with our youth, teaching them that animals are not objects without feelings. Provide stricter penalties against any human who commits an intentional form of animal abuse in any manner and give these defenseless creatures the protection they deserve.
