Politics · Brazil · 56 mins ago
Brazil’s lower house approves classifying fatal abuse of dogs and cats as heinous crime
Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies approved a bill on Wednesday to change how the law classifies abuse of dogs and cats that leads to their deaths.
The measure applies to cases where the animals die as a result of the abuse.
Brazil’s lower house of Congress voted in favour of the proposal.
The change would make such abuse a heinous crime under Brazilian law.
The bill concerns protections for dogs and cats, rather than animals generally.
The available information does not say whether the bill must pass another stage or when it could take effect.
Brazil’s lower house approved a bill classifying abuse of dogs and cats as a heinous crime when it results in an animal’s death.
The Chamber of Deputies approved the measure on Wednesday, the 11th.
The bill applies to abuse of dogs and cats that results in the animal’s death.
- Who
- Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies.
- What
- It approved a bill classifying abuse of dogs and cats as a heinous crime when it results in the animal’s death.
- When
- Wednesday, the 11th.
- Where
- Brazil.
- Why
- The bill covers cases of abuse that result in the animal’s death; the sources do not state the rationale.
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- Legislative body
- Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies
- Approval date
- Wednesday, the 11th
- Covered animals
- Dogs and cats
- Condition
- Abuse results in the animal’s death