Virginia governor signs 'Tommie's Law,' making animal cruelty a felony offense

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Monday signed a bill into law that will make animal cruelty toward cats and dogs a felony in the commonwealth.

Forty-eight U.S. states as well as Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands now have laws making certain types of animal cruelty a felony offense, according to the Humane Society of the United States. Virginia was the most recent. There is no federal law that criminalizes animal cruelty, apart from animal fighting and creating or distributing videos that show the killing or torture of animals.

Although Sugar's case was the catalyst for toughening the state's animal cruelty legislation, the bill was soon dubbed"Tommie's Law" after a pit bull named Tommie was tied to a pole, doused in fuel then set on fire in Richmond on Feb. 10.

I will torture the humans for free if they hurt animals like this. An eye for eye I always say. They would pray for jail!!!

Thanks to the State of Virginia!! Hopefully other states will follow and implement the same law! Must protect Animals from this horrid monsters!

Love the news. Hate the picture. Please stop posting these gruesome animal abuse pics.

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