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Committee adopts broader animal‑cruelty language, advances bill to House
Summary
Lawmakers voted to advance a strike‑everything amendment to SB 16‑58 that broadens definitions of cruelty and neglect to include failures to provide necessary medical care and adequate food, water and shelter for companion animals; supporters cited hoarding cases and rising cruelty investigations.
The House Committee on Government adopted a strike‑everything amendment to SB 16‑58 and returned the bill with a due‑pass recommendation after testimony emphasizing gaps in current law for companion animals.
Committee staff summarized the amendment as expanding the cruelty definition to include intentionally, knowingly or recklessly failing to provide specified medical attention and…
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