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Jul 8, 2025

New animal cruelty law requires medical attention for pets in Arizona

Key Points: New law adds medical attention requirement for pet owners  Legislation inspired by animal hoarding case in Chandler, Arizona Opponents argue it requires better care for animals than people […]

Jul 3, 2025

Animal cruelty law passes, targets ‘egregious’ cases of abuse

Key Points: Law redefines inhumane conditions for domestic animals Supporters revised the language to gain support Gov. Katie Hobbs signed the bill into law on June 27  After an arduous […]

Jun 13, 2025

Animal cruelty bill heads to Senate after weeks of negotiations

Key Points: Bill expands criminal charges for the cruel neglect of pets Bill received bipartisan support Bill will now head to the Senate for final read After weeks of negotiations, […]

Jun 6, 2025

Supporters of animal cruelty measure still hopeful

Key Points: Bill redefines inhumane conditions for domestic animals There’s an ongoing push to secure support from House Republicans  June 16 is likely the last day the bill can receive […]

May 20, 2025

Sen. Bolick and Rep. Blackman work together to get animal cruelty bill advanced in House

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correctly attribute the original ownership of the bill the striker was passed on.  Key Points: The bill would redefine inhumane conditions for […]

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Jan 10, 2023

Price of eggs will increase as rules pertaining to treatment of animals take effect

Those already expensive eggs at your local grocer are about to get a tiny bit more costly. And potentially less available. And it's all in the name of humane treatment of animals. New regulations that took effect at the beginning of the month require that laying hens that are kept in cages have at least one square foot -- 144 inches -- of usable floor space.

Feb 26, 2018

Senate passes harsher penalty for animal cruelty

State senators agreed Monday to boost the penalty for intentional abuse or killing of pets over objections from a lawmaker who said it could make criminals out of ranchers protecting their herds.

Feb 8, 2018

Senators seek harsher penalties for pet cruelty

SB1295 would create a special Class 5 felony for subjecting pets to cruel mistreatment. And the same penalty would apply for killing a pet without the owner’s consent.

Celeste Kelly, a Tucson animal massager, works with Bend N’ Snap, or Bend, a 12-year-old jumping horse that sustained an injury a few years ago. (Cronkite News Service Photo by Moriah Costa)
Mar 30, 2015

Gov. Ducey vetoes animal cruelty bill

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has vetoed a bill that would have created a separate set of animal cruelty laws for livestock and poultry than animals owned as pets.

Mar 14, 2014

Animal care is more than a job — it’s our responsibility

My husband, children and I own and operate our 4th generation family ranch in northern Arizona. We take great pride in the well-being and quality care of our livestock. We follow best management practices consistent with the veterinarian-endorsed Beef Quality Assurance Program, including training and certification to provide the best care for our cattle. It is just the right thing to do. We have a[...]

Mar 10, 2014

House passes livestock cruelty bill without “ag-gag” provision

The removal of a controversial provision didn’t go far enough to bring critics of a livestock cruelty bill on board, but the House of Representatives still narrowly passed the legislation.

Feb 25, 2014

Arpaio joins PETA in criticizing proposed ‘ag-gag’ bills

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio threw his support today behind opponents of two bills moving through the Legislature that would, among other things, hand investigative powers to the Arizona Department of Agriculture in livestock abuse cases.

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