PA Animal Cruelty Law Could Result in Prison for Researchers, for People Setting Out Rat Poison, for Hunters, for Fishermen

An animal is a eukaryote (multi-cell organism), whose cells do not have a cell wall (as plant cells do). Bedbugs are animals. They are even vertebrates.

This Act covers  "animals." Even if it were restricted to mammals, killing a rat with poison is punishable by prison time. How would you like it to die from bleeding from all organs, inside the wall of a house?

All animal medical  research is not for the benefit of an animal, and is punishable by prison time. Eating a hamburger is a violation of this law, by its suborning of animal cruelty, as defined in this Act 10.  It was signed by Gov. Wolf, running for re-election, to pander to animal rights extremists.

I plan to step on a bug, to record the crime, and to turn myself in. In prison, I will step on a cockroach, and have my 90 days sentence extended by another 90 days.

https://humane-pa.org/current-legislation-2/fact-sheets-about-pending-bills-2017/comprehensive-animal-cruelty-bill/?fbclid=IwAR233VkTYMReR0ePbbxZdWq6lqOcA3x73rLU8rNUa4X0ZtI0iFTsHTTSK2g