Cruelty The Texas Health and Safety Code prevents an owner from knowingly, intentionally or recklessly treating his pet in a cruel manner. Under statute 42.092, the Cruelty of Non-Livestock Animals law, cruelty to a domestic pet, such as a dog, can consist of failure to provide it with proper shelter, food or care, according to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Texas. Without providing for some type of shelter to keep the dog warm, along with food and water that is not frozen, keeping a dog outside in the winter falls under the category of cruelty. In addition, Texas House Bill 1411 prevents the tethering or restraint of a dog kept outside in extremely cold weather, under 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Read more: ehow/info_12125420_laws-leaving-dogs-outside-cold-weather-texas.html#ixzz2r3onFcOJ
Posted on: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 19:29:06 +0000
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