FINALLY!
From Care 2’s website:
Today, President Barack Obama signed the Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 into law which now criminalizes the creation, sale, distribution, advertising, marketing and exchange of animal crush videos.The bill was introduced by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley with Senators John Kyl (R-AZ) and Richard Burr (R-NC). The legislation was unanimously passed by the Senate last month.The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals expressed their thanks to the President. Dr. Randall Lockwood, senior vice president of ASPCA Forensic Sciences and Anti-Cruelty Projects helped to draft the amicus brief on the Supreme Court case and works to increase public knowledge about the relationship between animal abuse and other forms of violence.
“The ASPCA has long recognized the dangerous potential for animal cruelty to lead to more serious crimes. By banning crush videos, our federal government is potentially helping to protect the community from other serious crimes and sending a clear message to individuals seeking to profit from the suffering of these animals. This law protects both animals and free speech by focusing specifically on crush videos, which clearly have no place in our society,” stated Dr. Lockwood in a statement from the ASPCA.
The original bill drafted in 1999 was overturned by the Supreme Court because of its vagueness. The penalty for violating the law carries up to seven years in prison.
Finally, a huge victory against animal cruelty so horrific that it was unbelievable and inconcievable that it exists.