Baltimore Mayor signs Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission into law
New rules could prevent, prosecute animal cruelty
Posted: 11/03/2010
Baltimore, Md. - The Mayor's office teamed up with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to sign into law the Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission.
The new board will help the city prevent and prosecute those responsible for animal cruelty, which includes dog fighting.
The commission actually began as a task for last year in response to the deadly burning of a dog named Phoenix.
Recommendations of the task force include the training of law enforcement and animal welfare professionals who respond to animal cruelty cases.
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