TX Governor Greg Abbott Vetoes Animal Cruelty Bill

[NVplumber]

Originally Posted by Brave New World

Other countries including the UK have successfully introduced such legislation and recognise animals as sentient beings.

I hate animal cruelty with a passion, and I am all for those responsible being severely punished and stopped from ever owning an animal ever again.

I fully support any legislation, any where in the world that is aimed at stopping such cruelty and punishing those responsible.

The UK recognizes animal as "sentient beings?" Though I'm all on board with treating animals decently it's contradictory to say they are "sentient" yet then talk of them in terms of being "owned." If they are indeed sentient that would be slavery. NV has laws on the books regarding shelter and tether/ enclosure size and livestock is treated the same as companion animals in this regard. Anyway as I said I do support decent treatment of animals but I'm afraid I have to stop short of thinking of them as fully sentient.

[TMSRetired]

Originally Posted by ATX Wahine

It’s simply a badly written law. It requires revision, then they can run it through again and it will pass. We need to pass good laws. Bad law is just bad law.

And with the Dems MIA the bill could not be returned to be amended so it got vetoed.

[austinnerd]

Originally Posted by TMSRetired

And with the Dems MIA the bill could not be returned to be amended so it got vetoed.

This has been claimed a few times but it isn't quite correct. The bill was vetoed, period, doesn't matter if the legislature is in session or not. A veto is the _only_ way a bill sent to the governor can be sent back. If the legislature is not in session, then the governor has to file his veto with the secretary of state and communicated via a public declaration, that is the only difference.