Meet Susie!| Help her to end animal abuse in N.C. by supporting “Susie’s Law”.

The bill , H.B. 1690, known as Susie's Law, would raise the penalty for anyone who "maliciously" kills or causes to be killed an animal by "intentional deprivation of necessary sustenance".


The bill would make this crime a Class H felony. It is currently a Class A misdemeanor. G.S. 14-360(a1)


Also, under GS 14-360(b) any person who would "maliciously torture, mutilate, maim, cruelly beat, disfigure, poison, or kill, or cause or procure to be tortured, mutilated, maimed, cruelly beaten, disfigured, poisoned, or killed, any animal" would be guilty of a Class H felony instead of the current Class I felony.


H.B. 1690 is named for Susie, a puppy that was beaten and burned; the little animal was left for dead. LaShawn Whitehead, Susie's abuser, received a sentence of 4-6 months in jail for burning personal property and a 4-5 month suspended sentence for animal cruelty. That's it.


WHAT YOU CAN DO and more info:

http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-cruelty/article/1331

http://ncvaw.org/susie/

Meet Susie!| Help her to end animal abuse in N.C. by supporting “Susie’s Law”.