The United States Senate unanimously passed the PACT (Preventing Animal Cruelty & Torture) act and it now falls in to the President's hands to make the final decision. If the act is passed, it will be a serious victory for animal rights and a very big step in the right direction for preventing and properly punishing serious animal cruelty convictions. The PACT act takes aim at "animal crushing" which is a term given to any living, non-human sentient being that is crushed, tortured, beaten, drowned, burned, or anything else that causes serious bodily harm. The PACT act will allow for appropriate punishments to be attached to convictions of crushing and will hopefully start to work as a deterrent for future cases. Without the ACT signed into law, animal crushing is unfortunately going unpunished and unrecognized as a serious crime.
Although, given President Trump's track record regarding animal rights, I am still hopeful that PACT will be signed into law and hopefully come into effect immediately. This is an opportunity for the President to demonstrate even the slightest empathetic attitude towards animals and perhaps show that his heart is not entirely made of stone. As mentioned, his administration's record with animals is one of the worst so this would be pretty monumental should it be signed into law.
I will update this story once the PACT act either becomes law or doesn't and we'll discuss further! HAPPY VEG
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