Mississippi Legislature: Approve Senator Hill's bill to strengthen animal cruelty laws

Senator Angela Hill proposed a senate bill during the 2016 legislative session to strengthen Mississippi's inadequate animal cruelty laws. Though it did not pass, it will be amended and filed again this year. Please read the bill from 2016 and sign the petition to show your support for increased protections for Mississippi's animals! 

The legislature is now in session for 2017. We also ask that you contact your state representatives to voice your support. Phone calls and emails make a big difference!!

Mississippi's animal cruelty laws are grossly inadequate. We urge the Mississippi Legislature to pass Senator Hill's proposed animal cruelty bill, SB2600, in order to increase protections for cats and dogs. The proposed cruelty bill will do the following:

-Allow for a felony penalty for first time aggravated cruelty

-Allow law enforcement to charge multiple counts of cruelty, up to ten

-Require psychological counseling for offenders

Violence toward animals is inextricably linked toward violence against humans. By improving animal cruelty laws, we can prevent further violence and dissuade others from breaking the law.

As a state with some of the poorest animal cruelty protections in the nation, Mississippi's negative public image is detrimental to Mississippi's tourism and economic development revenue. It also is a deterrent for potential Mississippi citizens and encourages current citizens to move to places that are more humane toward animals. 

The proposed Cruelty Bill is not a threat to farmers and hunters, and will improve the quality of life for Mississippians and Mississippi's cats and dogs.

Who's signing

Summer Atkinson
Julie Gaston
Elexus Allen
Chana Mims
Susan Williams
Lauren Williams
Dawn Hutchinson
Sharon Hudson
Wanda James
Lesia Davis
Deanna Shepard
Rachel Brewer
Linda Carney
Loretta Williams
Natalie Kryla
donna toler
Shirley Adams
Kourtney Gilmore
Debbie Garcia
Charles Abernathy
Marcell Davis
Kitturia Godfrey
Kathie Mistrot
Kevin Evans
Emily Goff
Margaret Bond
2,485 SIGNATURES
100,000 signatures

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  • Summer Atkinson
  • Julie Gaston
  • Rita Partin
    Mississippi Legislature: Approve Senator Hill's bill to strengthen animal cruelty laws for dogs and cats
  • Elexus Allen
  • Chana Mims
  • Susan Williams
  • Lauren Williams
  • Dawn Hutchinson
  • Sharon Hudson
  • Wanda James
    It’s time!
  • Lesia Davis
  • Deanna Shepard
    Mississippi Legislature: Approve Senator Hill's bill to strengthen animal cruelty laws for dogs and cats
  • Deanna Shepard
  • Rachel Brewer
  • Linda Carney
    To all our elected official who hold the power in their hands to pass Senator Hills bill for stiffer laws to protect against dog and cat abuse , please don’t ignore the voiceless this year because the dog and cat suffering is only getting more severe the longer the abusers are not receiving punishment to fit the crime.

    Seeing and knowing of the vicious ways our dogs and cats are abused is certainly mentally disturbing to children as well as adults.
  • Loretta Williams
    We have to be the voice for these helpless animals that end up in the wrong hands . We need stiffer laws to protect them .
  • Natalie Kryla
  • donna toler
    donna toler
  • Shirley Adams
    We have to stop this, this is barbaric
  • Kourtney Gilmore
  • Debbie Garcia
  • Charles Abernathy
  • Marcell Davis
  • Kitturia Godfrey
    Please save our cats and dogs and punish the animal abusers to the fullest with a felony!!
  • Kathie Mistrot
  • Kevin Evans
  • Emily Goff
  • Margaret Bond
    Mississippi Legislature: Approve Senator Hill's bill to strengthen animal cruelty laws for dogs and cats
  • Margaret Bond
    Mississippi Legislature: Approve Senator Hill's bill to strengthen animal cruelty laws for dogs and cats http://www.msspan.org/msanimalcrueltybill?recruiter_id=50807
  • Margaret Bond
    About time!!!!