Man charged with cruelty to animals ; Mark Coosard of Buxton is accused of a felony after neglected animals are found on his property.ANNE GLEASON Staff Writer
Simpson also lobbied for the state's first felony animal cruelty law in 2009, which made aggravated cruelty to dogs, cats or horses a felony. Kay Simpson: the advocate for the animals Construction worker Brian McCafferty, 28, has pleaded not guilty to aggravated cruelty to animals, possession...
The article discusses that the South Dakota, being the last state to designate animal cruelty a crime in the U.S., along with penalties for animal cruelty, and the policy by the American Veterinary Medical Association titled "Animal Abuse and Animal Neglect", for reporting animal cruelty cases...