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Looking at laws in other states Stiffer penalties enacted in Pennsylvania have made a difference in the lives of dogs and cats, the Erie Times-News, a sister paper of the News Journal, reported.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Those who abuse a cat or dog in Ohio could face felony charges even if the animal is a stray, the state Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous October decision. A Cuyahoga ...
Nationwide, there was a 2348% increase in hotline calls from 150,000 in 1963 to 3.3 million in 2009. [7] In 2011, there were 3.4 million calls. [8] From 1992 to 2009 in the US, substantiated cases of sexual abuse declined 62%, physical abuse decreased 56% and neglect 10%.
The criteria for reporting vary significantly based on jurisdiction. [11] Typically, mandatory reporting applies to people who have reason to suspect the abuse or neglect of a child, but it can also apply to people who suspect abuse or neglect of a dependent adult or the elderly, [12] or to any members of society (sometimes called Universal Mandatory Reporting [UMR]).
Forms of abuse include physical, emotional, verbal, and sexual abuse as well as financial exploitation. [3] "Neglect" can be perpetrated by any caregiver who has accepted the responsibility of assisting an older person or an adult with disabilities. [3] Most states include self-neglect in their definitions of those needing adult protective ...
A recent elder abuse seminar was presented by the Coordinated Community Response. ... According to the Ohio Department of Aging, more than 200,000 Ohioans, age 60 and older, experience some form ...
There are very few federal or state regulations on fur farming aside from labeling laws and bans on dog and cat fur trade. [47] Americans trap and kill more wild animals for fur than any other country (up to 7 million annually), and the number of animals killed has increased substantially in recent years due to international demand. The steel ...
Two dogs that mauled a 73-year-old woman in Ohio last year had cocaine in their systems, according to pathology reports obtained this week by the Columbus Dispatch, part of the USA TODAY Network.