Federal Animal Cruelty Criminal Penalties (Animal Crushing & Abandonment)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-01-13 — Coercion and Sexual Abuse Free Environment Act: cross-connection with csafe-act-coercion-minors: CSAFE Act criminalizes coercing minors into animal crushing conduct, tying minor-coercion offenses to the existing federal animal-crushing criminal framework. (novelty: 3)
- 2026-04-23 — Protect our Pets Act: HR8480 (Protect our Pets Act) introduced and referred to House Judiciary Committee (2026-04-23); would raise federal animal crushing penalties to up to 10 years (first offense) and 15 years (subsequent), and create a new federal offense for knowingly abandoning or endangering a domesticated animal, with exceptions for slaughter for food, research, protection of life or property, and euthanasia. (novelty: 2)