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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6251
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1102
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. BORER, 115th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING ANIMAL ABUSE BY REPEAT OFFENDERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require that police, 1
prosecutors and judges receive training or education on the link 2
between animal abuse and commission of crimes so that cases are 3
prosecuted and adjudicated with an understanding and consideration 4
of such information and to require that any and all resolutions to animal 5
cruelty cases include a mandatory psychological evaluation and 6
sessions to identify the potential for more serious criminal behavior. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To prevent further animal abuse by repeat offenders, to decrease the
number of animal abuse cases that result in dismissal and to require
thorough evaluation of offenders of animal abuse crimes.