I need to know this for future reference

[Olimpia]

Found this for you, just so you have it:

New Jersey Cruelty to Animals Statutes
22-17. Cruelty in general; disorderly persons offense
A person who shall:

a. Overdrive, overload, drive when overloaded, overwork, torture, torment, deprive of necessary sustenance, unnecessarily or cruelly beat or otherwise abuse, or needlessly mutilate or kill, a living animal or creature;

b. Cause or procure any of such acts to be done; or

c. Inflict unnecessary cruelty upon a living animal or creature of which he has charge either as owner or otherwise, or unnecessarily fail to provide it with proper food, drink, shelter or protection from the weather, or leave it unattended in a vehicle under inhumane conditions adverse to the health or welfare of the living animal or creature--

Shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense, and notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.2C:43-3 to the contrary, for every such offense shall be fined not less than $250 nor more than $1,000, or be imprisoned for a term of not more than six months, or both, in the discretion of the court. In addition, the court (1) shall impose a term of community service of up to 30 days, and may direct that the term of community service be served in providing assistance to the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a district (county) society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or any other recognized organization concerned with the prevention of cruelty to animals or the humane treatment and care of animals, or to a municipality's animal control or animal population control program; (2) may require the violator to pay restitution or otherwise reimburse any costs for food, drink, shelter, or veterinary care or treatment, or other costs, incurred by any agency, entity, or organization investigating the violation, including but not limited to the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a district (county) society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, any other recognized organization concerned with the prevention of cruelty to animals or the humane treatment and care of animals, or a local or State governmental entity; and (3) may impose any other appropriate penalties established for a disorderly persons offense pursuant to Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes.

 

[ColorCham427]

wowww, i thought it would be wack, but not this waaacckkkk.... damn dude, some ppl need to get to know their animals and realize they mean a lot more... and ppl who are sick enough to do horrible things to them should be punished...

...a dog in the force is a cop... stab that dog, you just stabbed a cop... so i have been told and heard and even read... not sure true though???

sick in the head person stabs your dog out of anger doesn't get any punishment... damn....

i dont consider the above punishment, i do appreciate u posting this though, thanks.

 

[Olimpia]

I agree, it isn't punishment enough. My roommies and I were watching a movie last night, and they flashed that message that says if you steal this movie you'll be fined $250,000 and spend up to 5 years in jail and we thought... wow, (I'm an artist) I'd rather have people steal my artwork and get just 6 months in jail and have animal abusers spend a couple years in for burning a dog alive or something. It's not proportional!

We just adopted a puppy whose mother was a neglect case, and she was so horribly malnourished when they found her and her 6 puppies, she had to be put to sleep. And the owner will probably just pay a fine and serve a lot of community service... it's not right. If I were in a possition of power it's one of the first things I'd do, raise the penalty for animal abuse because people don't feel put off by a punishment of community service.

But as a secondary thought, could you room up with some roommates? You can always find a room for rent near universitities and such, maybe there's someway out that isn't as expensive as living alone?

 

[jojackson]

my younger sister is totally nuts... long story short she has serious anger problems and can be sick in the head. hasn't done anything crazy... yet.. but does make threats.

anyways, lets just say she goes into my chameleon room and kills all my chameleons.... could i get her to do time behind bars, or possibly a dirty state mental hosptial? she's 17... not sure even if a judge will look at reptiles as something to care much about...

this is a serious question, please don't give me answers like... "she shouldn't be living in ur house etc"

I'd just like to know what could be done to give her the best consequence!

What your sister 'might' do, isn't really an issue yet. Why is this your sole responsibility anyway? What about your parents? Do they acknowledge your sister needs help? Have you discussed her behaviour with them?
This is not something to be discussed by strangers on a lizard forum mate, its a family issue that your folks should be dealing with.
If you have real concern she may destroy your animals, visit your hardware store pronto and install locks on your door.
Please speak with parents about this, and best wishes.