West Virginia SB201 creates a felony offense for cruelty to animals, including intentional or reckless mistreatment, abandonment, and withholding.

West Virginia SB201 amends the state code to establish a felony offense for cruelty to animals. It prohibits intentionally or recklessly causing serious bodily injury or death to a domestic animal, failing to provide proper care, abandoning an animal, or leaving an animal unattended in a vehicle resulting in death. It also bans intentionally torturing, mutilating, or maliciously killing an animal. The bill defines terms such as "torture" and "serious bodily injury" and sets criminal penalties, including fines and imprisonment.

West Virginia SB201 creates a felony offense for cruelty to animals, including intentional or reckless mistreatment, abandonment, and withholding.

West Virginia SB201 amends the state code to establish a felony offense for cruelty to animals. It prohibits intentionally or recklessly causing serious bodily injury or death to a domestic animal, failing to provide proper care, abandoning an animal, or leaving an animal unattended in a vehicle resulting in death. It also bans intentionally torturing, mutilating, or maliciously killing an animal. The bill defines terms such as "torture" and "serious bodily injury" and sets criminal penalties, including fines and imprisonment.