Nassau County animal hoarders, owners who leave pets in hot cars could end up in jail under newly passed bill

Source: New York Post

Nassau County residents who leave their pets in hot cars or hoard animals are set to potentially face jail time and a hefty fine thanks to a bill just passed by local legislators. The anti-animal-abuse bill, introduced by county Legislator John Ferretti, was passed Monday and expands Nassau’s 2014 animal-abuse law to make it a misdemeanor for anyone to harm a pet, upping punishments to potential jail time and a $1,000 fine. “I feel that if you have abused an animal, you have lost the right to own an animal,” Ferretti recently told The Post.