New York A11182 amends the penal law to recognize threats or harm to animals as a form of coercion or coercive control.

New York A11182 amends the penal law to include threats or harm to animals as a means of coercion or coercive control. This bill also modifies the executive law to ensure that training for domestic violence and child abuse prevention includes coercive control through animal harm. The changes aim to recognize and address the use of animals in abusive relationships more comprehensively.

New York A11182 amends the penal law to recognize threats or harm to animals as a form of coercion or coercive control.

New York A11182 amends the penal law to include threats or harm to animals as a means of coercion or coercive control. This bill also modifies the executive law to ensure that training for domestic violence and child abuse prevention includes coercive control through animal harm. The changes aim to recognize and address the use of animals in abusive relationships more comprehensively.