Mexican Senate passes bill holding pet owners accountable for abuse or negligence

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Mexico’s Senate passed a bill that would hold pet owners and other caregivers legally accountable for animal abuse or negligence. Animal abuse is already constitutionally prohibited; the measure still needs lower-house approval.

Animal abuse is expressly prohibited in the Mexican Constitution, but the bill, if passed by the lower house, will hold caregivers, including pet owners, accountable for meeting standards of treatment. The post Mexican Senate passes bill holding pet owners accountable for abuse or negligence appeared first on Mexico News Daily