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How to Report Call our office at 978-374-2415 or email us at animalcontrol99@verizon.net, please leave detailed information including the address, all calls are anonymous and the caller will never know you contacted us, however we may need more information from you so please leave your contact information as well or call MSPCA Law Enforcement # 1-800-628-5808 - again information will be asked but you will remain anonymous. Laws and Definition of Neglect. (Found from the MSPCA site) Animal Cruelty Laws Overview of Animal Cruelty Laws in Massachusetts. It is unlawful for an owner or custodian of an animal: To fail to provide an animal with:
To carry or cause an animal to be carried in or on a vehicle in a manner that endangers the animal including transport of an improperly secured animal. To willfully permit an animal to be subjected to unnecessary torture, suffering or cruelty To Subject, Cause of Procure an animal:
To fail to notify the owner or police after striking a dog or cat with a motor vehicle To use animals as lure or bail in a cruel or inhuman manner To transport an animal in the back of a motor vehicle unless animal is properly restrained In November, 2004, animal cruelty, as defined in Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 2732, Section 77, became a felony. Violations may result in a sentence of up to 5 years in state prison, or up to 2.5 years in a county jail and/or a fine of up to $2,500. DOG BITE How to Report
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