The head of the local humane society is lauding the province for
passing stringent new animal cruelty legislation and calling on the
federal government to toughen its laws as well.

"Animals will be safer because it will provide the ability for us to
get after and deal with the people who are creating problems for
animals," said John Roushorne, executive director of the Windsor and
Essex County Humane Society.

"We now have the ability to go after people who mistreat animals
generally, dogs, cats, rabbits. Anybody that causes or permits
distress to an animal -- whether they intend to or not -- is now
subject to prosecution."

The bill, the first overhaul of provincial animal cruelty legislation
since 1919, creates a new offence of causing or permitting distress to
an animal, which will make it easier for officials to protect animals
and prosecute offenders.

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