Throughout the United States, defenseless dogs and cats are slowly and painfully skinned alive, set aflame, and stabbed to death just to hear their agonizing screams in sickening 'animal crush' videos.
This isn't the only torture innocent animals are forced to endure. Helpless dogs are pumped up on drugs and pitted against each other in battles to the near-death for dogfighting rings. Victims suffer deep puncture wounds, severe blood loss, mutilated faces, and broken bones.
Creating animal "crush" videos and dogfighting are federal crimes, and the U.S. Government must treat animal abuse with the severity it deserves.
Newly-introduced bill H.R. 8052, or the Animal Cruelty Enforcement (ACE) Act, could help achieve this by creating an Animal Cruelty Crimes section within the Department of Justice to allow for vigorous enforcement of federal animal welfare laws.
