The legislation closes loopholes in previous legislation passed in 2010 that only made animal cruelty punishable if the acts were caught on video. The PACT Act means that people convicted of animal cruelty face federal felony charges, fines, and up to seven years in prison.

Despite unanimously passing the PACT Act, the US House continues to refuse to even hold a vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. This life-saving legislation would require medical care for human babies born alive in attempted abortions and impose penalties on abortionists and health care workers who fail to comply. The 2002 Born Alive Infants Protection Act, like the previous legislation outlawing animal cruelty, does not have "teeth," meaning it does not include penalties rendering the law virtually unenforceable... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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