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Inslee signs bill creating stricter penalties for animal cruelty

by Staff report
| March 21, 2024 5:18 PM

OLYMPIA — Washington House Bill 1961, aimed at deterring acts of animal cruelty through increased criminal penalties for perpetrators, has been signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee, according to a March 14 announcement from the Washington State House Republicans.

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