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    Trump Is Expected To Sign Bill Making Animal Cruelty A Federal Crime

    The PACT Act would be the first national law making severe animal cruelty and torture illegal. An earlier law only banned videos of such acts.
    by Bill Chappell Nov 07, 2019 2 minutes
    Congress has approved the first law making severe animal abuse a federal crime, in a move that Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., calls "a milestone for pet owners and animal lovers across the country."

    The Senate has approved a bill to make severe animal cruelty and torture a federal crime. With the House having passed an identical version of the bill last month, the measure now goes to President Trump, who is expected to sign it into law.

    The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act — the — is meant to correct a lingering oversight: When Congress approved

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