In Illinois, it’s a crime to abuse animals in any way, including:
- beating, tormenting, starving, or overworking any domestic or wild animal
- abandoning an animal where it could become injured or hungry, suffer from exposure, or end up under the charge of animal control
- poisoning animals on purpose, and
- leaving pet dogs or cats for a long period of time under conditions that expose them to extreme heat or cold and results in death, injury, hypothermia, hyperthermia, or frostbite.
Animal abuse is generally a misdemeanor. However, it bumps up to a felony if:
- the person had a previous conviction for the same crime
- the cruelty was intentional and led to the animal’s serious injury or death
- the animal was tortured, or
- anyone other than a licensed vet intentionally killed a pet with carbon monoxide.#animalabuse,
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