ND voters want stiffer animal cruelty laws
February 7, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
GRAND FORKS North Dakota voters would overwhelmingly support raising penalties for “extreme and malicious” acts of animal cruelty to felony levels, according to a poll commissioned by the Humane Society of the United States.
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Opponents of a study of North Dakota’s laws against animal cruelty say the present state penalties are doing the job.
State Stockmen’s Association, other farm groups consulted
Spurred by recent high-profile incidents of animal cruelty and criticism from national animal advocacy groups, a Grand Forks legislator and state prosecutors are drafting legislation that could give North Dakota its first felony penalties for “egregious” animal cruelty.
North Dakota’s secretary of state race has generated more buzz than usual this election season, something incumbent Republican Al Jaeger attributes to a “quite aggressive” campaign by Democratic challenger Corey Mock. 
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