Mistreat your pet and we will send you to jail for two years
New animal rights law is approved
Anyone caught mistreating their pet will face a jail term of up to two years in a new law which was approved this week by the Spanish Members of Parliament. Until now, the maximum penalty in case of death of the animal was 18 months in prison.
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Stephen GrimmerWhy would you be sent to jail? The new law is about mistreating animals which you are not doing so I don't know why you think you'd be sent to jail.
So there is a ryral cat that shows up at my place, and sticks around as long as I am there. It is friendly, and I put out food and especially water in summer. When I leave and return it usually turns up, in good condition, within 48 hours. I don't know if it is chipped (it has a clipped ear so I assume it is sterilized), and it keeps other cats (and mice and rats) away, so I'm not complaining. If it was sick/injured I guess I would take it to a vet and pay the bill. But I can hardly take it with me. Am I going to jail?
Good news. Now they should ban bull fighting.