Maria Trimble

11, April 2017

Dr. Kellner
Newspaper Summary #2
Skyrocket Prosecutions
Nassaus animal cruelty prosecutions skyrocket following Nassau County
district attorney Rices creation of Animal Cruelty Unit & Hotline, a newspaper
article in the US Fed News, is an article that provides hope for its readers. DA
Kathleen Rice and Joan Phillips created the Animal Cruelty Unit & Hotline, in which
handles cases that contain any type of animal abuse or cruelty. It also creates a
hotline that helps allows civilians to call and report accusations of animal abuse and
the watch-dogs in the community to see more of what goes on behind closed
doors. Within the first year, 700 cases were reported. Amongst the 700, 6 main
cases were reported and found civilians convicted and sentenced to incarcerated jail
time.
I believe this is a very good thing. Units like these should be located all over
the country, let alone the world. It seems very productive, saves abused animals
lives, and prevents other animals from being abused by abusers. Although the
conditions could sometimes seem unbearable, I believe saving an animals life
would be well worth it.