To close that loophole, the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act (PL 111-294) was passed by Congress and signed into law on November 25, 2019. To address the horrific actions depicted in ...

President Donald Trump signed into law a bill that made animal cruelty a federal felony. The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act included penalties for the crime ranging from fines to up to ...

The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act designated heinous acts of animal cruelty as federal crimes, punishing offenders with felony charges, fines, and up to seven years in prison.