WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) — The year 2019 saw new laws taking effect on the state and national level, making animal cruelty a felony.
Included are a pair of laws sponsored by Republican State Rep. Tommy Brann of Wyoming, who said an incident at his landmark grill and steakhouse on South Division Avenue stuck in his memory and led to legislative action.
“I was with my apron on, cleaning this table when I heard two women were sitting there and they said, ‘The best way to get even with somebody is to kill their dog,’ and this was about 25 years ago, and I just couldn’t believe it and I just never forgot that,” said Brann, who spent a year and a half getting the bill to the governor’s desk.
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