Expands aggravated cruelty to animals to include all animals.
This bill amends the agriculture and markets law to redefine "aggravated cruelty" as conduct causing extreme physical pain or done in a depraved or sadistic manner. It applies this definition to all animals, not just companion animals, thereby broadening the scope of protection against such cruelty.
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